mb_http_input

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)

mb_http_input — Detect HTTP input character encoding

mixed mb_http_input ([ string $type = "" ] )

Detects the HTTP input character encoding.

type: Input string specifies the input type. "G" for GET, "P" for POST, "C" for COOKIE, "S" for string, "L" for list, and "I" for the whole list (will return array). If type is omitted, it returns the last input type processed.

The character encoding name, as per the type. If mb_http_input() does not process specified HTTP input, it returns FALSE.