php-doc-en/reference/imap/functions/imap-utf7-encode.xml

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  <refentry id="function.imap-utf7-encode">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>imap_utf7_encode</refname>
    <refpurpose>
     Converts ISO-8859-1 string to modified UTF-7 text
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>string</type><methodname>imap_utf7_encode</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>data</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     Converts <parameter>data</parameter> to modified UTF-7
     text. Note that <parameter>data</parameter> is expected to be
     encoded in ISO-8859-1.
    </para>
    <para>
     This is needed to encode mailbox names that contain certain
     characters which are not in range of printable ASCII characters.
    </para>
    <para>
     The modified UTF-7 encoding is defined in <ulink
     url="&url.rfc;2060">RFC 2060</ulink>, section 5.1.3
     (original UTF-7 was defined in <ulink
     url="&url.rfc;1642">RFC1642</ulink>).
    </para>
    <para>
     See also: <function>imap_utf7_decode</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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