title: php equivalent of java getBytes()
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/885597/string-to-byte-array-in-php">String to byte array in php</a>  </p>
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  <p>I am trying to find a php equivalent function of java getBytes()
  Havent found anything yet but found some answers, nothing concrete.
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  <p>Thanks</p>