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.
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.2, PHP 5, PHP 7)
ldap_t61_to_8859 — Translează caractere t61 în caractere 8859
$value
) : stringAceastă funcție nu este documentată în prezent; este disponibilă numai lista sa de argumente.
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.
This function doesn't appear to exist in PHP 7 even though the docs say it's in PHP 7