Indeed, utf is the way to go as soon as you use non-english text, if you required portability. Don't forget to utf5_encode either.
The t61_8859 functions seem to be deprecated.
ldap_t61_to_8859
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ldap_t61_to_8859 — Translate t61 characters to 8859 characters
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Anonymous ¶
20 years ago
jrble819 at gmail dot com ¶
8 years ago
This function doesn't appear to exist in PHP 7 even though the docs say it's in PHP 7
