PHP - Php Display Issues

Hey all,

I can not get utf-8 working properly.

I'm having issues with special characters, such as bullets, e with an accent over it, etc.

The data is being stored in my mssql database properly, and I can see everything there fine. It's when I grab it from the database and display it on my php page. The page it set up to utf-8, if I go to Tools>Page Info, it says encoding is utf-8. I have it in my headers, I just can not figure out why it will not display on the page.

Any thoughts?

Issue # 1
How can i send the values come from $_POST['name'],$_POST['number'] to an email address xyz@radiations3.com???

Issue # 2
I am trying to display data from four different tables with the following sql query:
(The problem is that the data is getting displayed fine but i don't know why some of the (same )data gets repeated two or three times where as i checked in all four tables and all the data exists one time not twice)
If anything wrong with my query kindly help

SELECT distinct *
FROM applicant,applicant_info_nic,room,student
WHERE applicant_info_nic.status='Available' and  applicant.appNIC=applicant_info_nic.appNIC and applicant.roomID=room.roomID and applicant.appNIC=student.appNIC
ORDER BY applicant.roomID

Hello, I'm having troubles parsing text properly.  Whenever I submit data into a mysql db, and then call that specific data, in the text, I get this symbol,  �.  Does anybody know what it is or how to remove it?  I believe it's with utf-8 and me using a function that corrupts the string but I'm not sure.  Anybody have any clues?  Thanks in advance.

i am trying to sort out a session now,

i normally use the folllowing code to check if someone is logged in and if they are not to forward them to the login page,
but i am getting this message:

Notice: Undefined index: username in

code:
Code: [Select]
if ($_SESSION['username']) {
}else{
 include 'login.php';
 die("");
}

can someone help please.

I have no idea what the problem is with preg_replace and strings smaller than 3 characters. I'm writing to do a pattern search of abreviations(array) and replacements (array)... tried word boundries, which seems not to work at all. (it is VITAL that im able to match the whole word)
here is a quick example which I cannot understand maybe someone could explain to me:
1. why repitions of certain abrevs do not get replaced.
2. why '/\bs.\b/' wont get matched (where there is a space before  the b. - hense the word boundry)

here is a snippet of code could someone please explain why this happens:

Code: [Select]
<?php
  $string='de d. s. pres. div. de de d. s.';
 
//DEFINE PATTERN
$patterns = array();
$patterns[0] = '/ s. /';
$patterns[1] = '/ b. /';
$patterns[2] = '/ pres./';
$patterns[3] = '/ Ind./';
$patterns[4] = '/ Mar./';
$patterns[5] = '/ Agt./';  
$patterns[6] = '/ Agy./';  
$patterns[7] = '/ Indpls./';                            
$patterns[8] = '/ Chgo./';
$patterns[9] = '/ Corp./';
$patterns[10] = '/ U./';    
$patterns[11] = '/ Fin./';          
$patterns[12] = '/ ls./';   
$patterns[13] = '/ Pres. /';    
$patterns[14] = '/ Internat. /';   
$patterns[15] = '/ m. /';
$patterns[16] = '/ N.Y.C./';   
$patterns[17] = '/ div. /';   
$patterns[18] = '/ de /';  
$patterns[19] = '/ d. /';    


//DEFINE PATTERN REPLACE
$replacements = array();
$replacements[0] = ' son of ';
$replacements[1] = ' born in ';
$replacements[2] = ' president';
$replacements[3] = ' Indiana ';
$replacements[4] = ' March ';
$replacements[5] = ' Agent ';  
$replacements[6] = ' Agency ';  
$replacements[7] = ' Indianapolis ';                            
$replacements[8] = ' Chicago';
$replacements[9] = ' Corporation ';
$replacements[10] = ' U '; 
$replacements[11] = ' Financial ';       
$replacements[12] = ' Island';   
$replacements[13] = ' President '; 
$replacements[14] = ' International ';  
$replacements[15] = ' married to ';
$replacements[16] = ' New York City ';   
$replacements[17] = ' divorced';    
$replacements[18] = ' de '; 
$replacements[19] = ' daughter of ';    

 echo '------ Original ---------<br>'.$string.'<br>';
$data = preg_replace($patterns, $replacements, $string);
 echo '<br>------ Abbreviation Replace ---------<br>'.$data.'<br>';  
?>

OUTPUT: ------ Original ---------
de d. s. pres. div. de de d. s.

------ Abbreviation Replace ---------
de daughter of son of president divorcedde daughter of d. s.

any help is appriciated thanks.