PHP-UTF8-LIB-001

jimport('phputf8.utils.unicode')

libraries/phputf8 copy

Joomla 4 removed the bundled phputf8 tree. String work goes through the String package.

jimport('phputf8.utils.unicode') → Joomla\String\StringHelper

Dies at Joomla 3 → 4J3: Works nativelyJ4: Removed — fatalJ6: Removed — fatalBC plugin: no — already dead on J4Patch possible — review itPHP

What you will see

  • Failed opening required .../phputf8
  • Call to undefined function utf8_strtolower

Symptoms people search

phputf8 missing · utf8_strtolower

Replace this code

Swap jimport('phputf8.utils.unicode') for Joomla\String\StringHelper.

Joomla 3

Remove or stop calling this

jimport('phputf8.utils.ascii');
utf8_strtolower($s);

Joomla 4 / 6

Use this instead

use Joomla\String\StringHelper;
StringHelper::strtolower($s);

How to fix it

  1. 1Replace utf8_* helpers with StringHelper.
  2. 2Do not jimport phputf8.

Also known as

phputf8 · utf8_strtolower · utf8_strlen

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