[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20368: htmlspecialchars() returns empty string for non-UTF-8 input in PHP 5.4

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#20368: htmlspecialchars() returns empty string for non-UTF-8 input in PHP 5.4
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 Reporter:  convissor     |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |     Version:
 Severity:  major         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |
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Changes (by kurtpayne):

 * cc: kpayne@… (added)


Comment:

 @convissor, thinking about another solution:

 It seems that this only affects data coming from the database.  What if
 the data was converted to UTF-8 when it was fetched from the database?

 http://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/3.3.2/wp-includes/wp-
 db.php#L1115

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