PHP mb_encoding_aliases() Function Last Updated : 29 Mar, 2023 Comments Improve Suggest changes 1 Likes Like Report The mb_encoding_aliases() is an inbuilt PHP function that can be utilized to retrieve aliases for a known encoding type. Syntax: mb_encoding_aliases(string $encoding): array Parameter: This function has only one parameter: encoding: This parameter specifies the encoding type that is to be checked for aliases. Return value: The numerically indexed array for encoding aliases will be returned. Example 1: The following code demonstrates the mb_encoding_aliases() function. PHP <?php $aliases = mb_encoding_aliases('UTF-8'); print_r($aliases); ?> OutputArray ( [0] => utf8 ) Example 2: The following code demonstrates the mb_encoding_aliases() function. PHP <?php // An alias for GBK encoding $alias = 'cp936'; if (in_array($alias, mb_encoding_aliases('GBK'))) { echo "$alias is a valid encoding alias for GBK"; } else { echo "$alias is not a valid encoding alias for GBK"; } ?> Outputcp936 is not a valid encoding alias for GBK Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mb-encoding-aliases.php Comment N neeraj3304 Follow 1 Improve N neeraj3304 Follow 1 Improve Article Tags : PHP PHP-function PHP-Multibyte-String Explore PHP Tutorial 8 min read BasicsPHP Syntax 4 min read PHP Variables 5 min read PHP | Functions 8 min read PHP Loops 4 min read ArrayPHP Arrays 5 min read PHP Associative Arrays 4 min read Multidimensional arrays in PHP 5 min read Sorting Arrays in PHP 4 min read OOPs & InterfacesPHP Classes 2 min read PHP | Constructors and Destructors 5 min read PHP Access Modifiers 4 min read Multiple Inheritance in PHP 4 min read MySQL DatabasePHP | MySQL Database Introduction 4 min read PHP Database connection 2 min read PHP | MySQL ( Creating Database ) 3 min read PHP | MySQL ( Creating Table ) 3 min read PHP AdvancePHP Superglobals 6 min read PHP | Regular Expressions 12 min read PHP Form Handling 4 min read PHP File Handling 4 min read PHP | Uploading File 3 min read PHP Cookies 9 min read PHP | Sessions 7 min read Like