# mb-encoding-aliases

mb_encoding_aliases

Get aliases of a known encoding type

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array

mb_encoding_aliases

string

encoding

Returns an array of aliases for a known `encoding` type.

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`encoding`  
The encoding type being checked, for aliases.

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Returns a numerically indexed array of encoding aliases.

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|--------|--------|

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`mb_encoding_aliases` example

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```
<?php
$encoding        = 'ASCII';
$known_encodings = mb_list_encodings();

if (in_array($encoding, $known_encodings)) {

    $aliases = mb_encoding_aliases($encoding);
    print_r($aliases);

} else {

    echo "Unknown ($encoding) encoding.\n";

}
?>

   
```

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    Array
    (
        [0] => ANSI_X3.4-1968
        [1] => iso-ir-6
        [2] => ANSI_X3.4-1986
        [3] => ISO_646.irv:1991
        [4] => US-ASCII
        [5] => ISO646-US
        [6] => us
        [7] => IBM367
        [8] => cp367
        [9] => csASCII
    )

       

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`mb_list_encodings`