Php str_replace not working with special chars

Question

why isn\'t this working as expected:

 echo str_replace(\"é\",\"é\",\"Fédération Camerounaise de Football\");

result:

\"F         


        

Answer 1

Check The following Code:

$chain="Fédération Camerounaise de Football";
$pattern = array("'é'");
$replace = array('é'); 
$chain = preg_replace($pattern, $replace, $chain);
echo $chain;