[PHP] Usage of strlen(tuf8_decode()) and "/u" regex modifier

Hello, As indicated below, the "strlen(tuf8_decode())" and the "/u" regex modifier do not work as per my understanding. 1) What is my misunderstanding? author (85 bytes):$the_string," . strlen($the_string) . ',' . strlen( utf8_decode( $the_string ) ) . ',' . strlen( utf8_decode

[PHP] Usage of strlen(tuf8_decode()) and "/u" regex modifier

Hello, As indicated below, the "strlen(tuf8_decode())" and the "/u" regex modifier do not work as per my understanding. 1) What is my misunderstanding? author (85 bytes):$the_string," . strlen($the_string) . ',' . strlen( utf8_decode( $the_string ) ) . ',' . strlen( utf8_decod