get_ascii_array()

gistfile1.php

<?php

/**
 * Returns an array containing the ASCII codes of a string (useful for decomposition)
 * Example: print_r(get_ascii_array('ș'))
 *
 * @param string $str
 * @return array
 */
function get_ascii_array($str) {
	$r = array();

	$length = strlen($str);
	for ($i=0; $i < $length; $i++) {
		$r[] = ord($str[$i]);
	}

	return $r;
}