PHP IDE :: NuSphere Forums :: View topic - [resolved] Call to undefined function mb_strlen()

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:50 am

I get this error when I'm debug-stepping trough my script.
I tried to get the PHP version, it reads 5.2.0.
I'm puzzled. Shocked

Please give me a hand.

Code:

<?php
echo "\n" . phpversion();
$str = "\nMuzica asta e de doi lei.";
echo "\n" . mb_strlen ($str, '8bit');
exit();
// ...
?>

I found a German forum, where the guy complains that it's code, containing calls to mb_strlen works in the webbrowser, but fails to execute from within the console. Is there a chance that the same problem is here?

I'm in the dark. Please help.

Claudius

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:56 pm

To have support for mb_strlen you need to have the php_mbstring module enabled in your php.ini (disabled by default)
Also, regarding the guy on the forum you mention. It is very possible that the CLI php version uses a different INI file than the webbrowser version.

To figure out which file is used, just use the output of the phpinfo() function, it will tell you what file is being used.