SolutionforDeprecatedfunction

iconv_set_encoding()errorwhileJoomla
Installationinphp5.6
BYHASIB

DECEMBER

DID

14,2014

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IfyouaretryingtoinstallJoomla(orotherCMS)inphp5.6environmentandencountertheerror:Deprecated:
iconv_set_encoding()
Ivegotasolutionforyou.
Theerrormaylooklikefollowing:
Deprecated:iconv_set_encoding():Useoficonv.internal_encodingis
deprecatedinjoomlaroot\libraries\joomla\string\string.phponline27
Deprecated:iconv_set_encoding():Useoficonv.input_encodingis
deprecatedinjoomlaroot\libraries\joomla\string\string.phponline28
Deprecated:iconv_set_encoding():Useoficonv.output_encodingis
deprecatedinjoomlaroot\libraries\joomla\string\string.phponline29
Openthefilestring.phpinjoomlaroot\libraries\joomla\string\directory.Gotoline27.
Nowchangethefollowinglines:
if(function_exists(iconv))
{
//Thesearesettingsthatcanbesetinsidecode
iconv_set_encoding(internal_encoding,UTF8)
iconv_set_encoding(input_encoding,UTF8)
iconv_set_encoding(output_encoding,UTF8)
}
tothefollowing:
if(function_exists(iconv)&&PHP_VERSION_ID<50600)
{
//Thesearesettingsthatcanbesetinsidecode
iconv_set_encoding(internal_encoding,UTF8)
iconv_set_encoding(input_encoding,UTF8)
iconv_set_encoding(output_encoding,UTF8)
}
elseif(PHP_VERSION_ID>=50600)
{
ini_set(default_charset,UTF8)

}
ThisshouldresolvetheproblemandletyouprogresstothenextlevelduringJoomlainstallation.