PHP Functions Essential Reference

ascii2ebcdic

int ascii2ebcdic(string ascii) 

Converts ASCII text to EBCDIC.

Returns:

Converted text

Description:

Converts an ASCII encoded string to its EBCDIC equivalent. EBCDIC is a binary-safe encoding and is available only on EBCDIC-enabled operating systems such as AS/400 and BS2000/OSD.

Version:

Existing since version 3.0.17

See also:

ebcdic2ascii 

Example:

Convert an ASCII string to EBCDIC

echo ascii2ebcdic("Hello World");