utf 8 to latin

when user input data in registration form with utf 8 how to change in latin, because when my plugin get data of inputs and redirect to the bank give me error and when users input data in latin everything is fine.

How to solve this problem?

components/com_hikashop/controllers address.php in this file is address inputs or to add in payment plugin? Sugestion

Hi
a- Could you explain why developer need to handle /manage utf-8 function in joomla or Hikashop extension or php ?
OS , http server , SQL database , programming language files should in 2014 all be compatible ( configure ) with utf-8 ? .
Windows OS from Microsoft don't support real utf -8 .

b- Does the helper function is document somwhere in hikashop website ?

c- python choose by default the encoding of the OS so since i use windows 8.1 64 bits i have for python
for getdefaultencoding => 'ascii'
for getdefaultlocale() => ('fr_FR','cp1252')
no standart in 2014 beetween OS .Internet try to create standart by force browser to follow standart !!

Regard's

This is log from bank...
FirstName = '????'
LastName = '???????????'
PostalCode = '1000'
Address = '????? ?????? ?? 7-2/12'
City = '??????'
Country = 'Macedonia'

way give me ? when post with cyrilic?

I try with $FirstName = $encodingHelper->change($utf8_text,'UTF-8','ISO-8859-1'); but nothing.

this is for payment plugin.

i can't post parametars with utf8

from banks system send me log with FirstName='????'

FirstName='коки'
length of the field FirstName 008
What does your application field of 4 characters calculated length 8

i create new pament plugin for casys macedonia for hikashop.

cpay.com.mk

req. log from bank:

all data value send to the system must to be utf8 encoding

$temp=utf8_decode($AmountToPay); also for other fields.

FATAL param[FirstName].Length=4 , given length in CheckSumHeader =8 this is because before get lengt for field i must to encod to the UTF8 with utf8_decode(field)you think problem will be solved?

$AmountToPay = $order->order_full_price*100;
$PayToMerchant = $method->payment_params->merchantid;
$MerchantName = 'XXXX';.......etc for $AmountCurrency ,$Details1 ,$Details2

next
$zero = '0';
$password = 'XXXXX';
//$password = $method->payment_params->encriptionkey;
$len_AmountToPay = strlen($AmountToPay);
$len_PayToMerchant = strlen($PayToMerchant);
$len_MerchantName = strlen($MerchantName); etc
next
if ($len_AmountToPay<10) {
$nula_AmountToPay = '0';
}
else {
$nula_AmountToPay = '';
}
next
$parameters_value = $zero.$nula_AmountToPay.$len_AmountToPay.$zero.$nula_PayToMerchant.$len_PayToMerchant.$.....etc


$CheckSumHeader = '16AmountToPay,PayToMerchant,MerchantName,....etc'.$parameters_value;

$CheckSum = $CheckSumHeader.$AmountToPay.$PayToMerchant.$MerchantName.$AmountCurrency.$Details1.$Details2.etc;

$CheckSum_control = md5($CheckSum);

<form id="hikashop_casys_form" name="hikashop_casys_form" action="<?php echo $gateway_url?>" method="post" >
<input id='AmountToPay' name='AmountToPay' value='<?php echo $AmountToPay; ?>' type='hidden' />
..... etc other input.

this code very good work for latin! but problem is when users use UTF 8

he say me problem is in my code .... and that. Send me a log and say me your file not supported utf8 .