diff --git a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-mime-decode-headers.xml b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-mime-decode-headers.xml
index 3696944f0a..5c41c1f91d 100644
--- a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-mime-decode-headers.xml
+++ b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-mime-decode-headers.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <type>array</type><methodname>iconv_mime_decode_headers</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>encoded_headers</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>mode</parameter><initializer>0</initializer></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter><initializer>ini_set("iconv.internal_encoding")</initializer></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter><initializer>ini_get("iconv.internal_encoding")</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Decodes multiple <literal>MIME</literal> header fields at once.
diff --git a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-mime-decode.xml b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-mime-decode.xml
index 7a01aca20a..ec3a18b6a2 100644
--- a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-mime-decode.xml
+++ b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-mime-decode.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <type>string</type><methodname>iconv_mime_decode</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>encoded_header</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>mode</parameter><initializer>0</initializer></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter><initializer>ini_set("iconv.internal_encoding")</initializer></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter><initializer>ini_get("iconv.internal_encoding")</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Decodes a <literal>MIME</literal> header field.
diff --git a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-strlen.xml b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-strlen.xml
index 67b2fe246d..877ac15c12 100644
--- a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-strlen.xml
+++ b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-strlen.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <methodsynopsis>
    <type>int</type><methodname>iconv_strlen</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>str</parameter></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter><initializer>ini_set("iconv.internal_encoding")</initializer></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter><initializer>ini_get("iconv.internal_encoding")</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    In contrast to <function>strlen</function>,
diff --git a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-strpos.xml b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-strpos.xml
index 9ed8b21bc8..38014027bc 100644
--- a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-strpos.xml
+++ b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-strpos.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>haystack</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>needle</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>offset</parameter><initializer>0</initializer></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter><initializer>ini_set("iconv.internal_encoding")</initializer></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter><initializer>ini_get("iconv.internal_encoding")</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Finds position of first occurrence of a needle within a haystack.
diff --git a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-strrpos.xml b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-strrpos.xml
index a9ab5f20d9..ab05ace56a 100644
--- a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-strrpos.xml
+++ b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-strrpos.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    <type>int</type><methodname>iconv_strrpos</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>haystack</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>needle</parameter></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter><initializer>ini_set("iconv.internal_encoding")</initializer></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter><initializer>ini_get("iconv.internal_encoding")</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    In contrast to <function>strpos</function>, the return value of
diff --git a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-substr.xml b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-substr.xml
index 02da4b129a..5d2c77fdb7 100644
--- a/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-substr.xml
+++ b/reference/iconv/functions/iconv-substr.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>str</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>offset</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>length</parameter><initializer>strlen($str)</initializer></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter><initializer>ini_set("iconv.internal_encoding")</initializer></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>charset</parameter><initializer>ini_get("iconv.internal_encoding")</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Cuts a portion of <parameter>str</parameter> specified by the