(php 8.2) Function utf8_encode() is deprecated in PHPOffice/PhpWord/Shared/Text.php on line 139

[Bricobit]

Deprecated: Function utf8_encode() is deprecated in .../PHPOffice/PhpWord/Shared/Text.php on line 139

The original code is this

/**
      * Return UTF8 encoded value
      *
      * @param string $value
      * @return string
      */
     public static function toUTF8($value = '') {
         if (!is_null($value) && !self::isUTF8($value)) {
             $value = utf8_encode($value);
         }

         return $value;
     }

and the code that I have used to solve it is the following

  /**
      * Return UTF8 encoded value
      *
      * @param string $value
      * @return string
      */
     public static function toUTF8($value = ''){
         if (!is_null($value) && !self::isUTF8($value)) {
             $currentEncoding = mb_detect_encoding($value);
             if($currentEncoding){
                 $value = mb_convert_encoding($value, 'UTF-8', $currentEncoding);
             }
         }

         return $value;
     }

The error disappears but when generating the word it breaks and does not open, appears blank.
Any solution?

[Bricobit]

Well if it helps someone, in the end I have solved it like this

 /**
     * Return UTF8 encoded value
     *
     * @param string $value
     * @return string
     */
    public static function toUTF8($value = '') {
        if (!is_null($value) && !self::isUTF8($value)) {
            $value = iconv('ISO-8859-1', 'UTF-8//TRANSLIT//IGNORE',$value); //to utf
        }
        return $value;
    }

If this is not the correct solution, let me know.
Thanks

[oytuntez]

This is still an issue. Should we fork the repo? PHP8 is pushing us to fork too many repos really.

[qnixdev]

Or like this

/**
 * @param string $subject
 *
 * @return string
 */
protected static function ensureUtf8Encoded($subject)
{
    if (!Text::isUTF8($subject) && null !== $subject) {
        $subject = mb_convert_encoding($subject, 'UTF-8', mb_list_encodings());
    }

    return (null !== $subject) ? $subject : '';
}

[mhcwebdesign]

The suggested changes as per this pull request at #2447 seem to resolve the PHP 8.2 issues for utf8_encode. Still needs some more testing.