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^Mailparse FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

mailparse_determine_best_xfer_encoding

(PECL mailparse >= 0.9.0)

mailparse_determine_best_xfer_encoding — Gets the best way of encoding

Description

function mailparse_determine_best_xfer_encoding(resource $fp): string

Figures out the best way of encoding the content read from the given file pointer.

Parameters

fp

A valid file pointer, which must be seek-able.

Return Values

Returns one of the character encodings supported by the mbstring module.

Examples

Example #1 mailparse_determine_best_xfer_encoding() example

<?php

$fp = fopen('somemail.eml', 'r');
echo 'Best encoding: ' . mailparse_determine_best_xfer_encoding($fp);

?>

The above example will output something similar to:

Best encoding: 7bit

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^Mailparse FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026