fix/utf8_encode_deprication - Fix utf8_encode deprecation

[abdalasif]

Fix utf8_encode deprecation notice for php 8.2+

[abdalasif]

@adohertyTS any chance this can be reviewed?

[adohertyTS]

hi @abdalasif , I've created a ticket for this internally here at Telesign. Could you tell me more about the impact this is having on you? That will help me prioritize the issue against our other work.

[abdalasif]

@adohertyTS thank you, this throws a warning on authentication as utf8_encode is used which is deprecated

[ralfzeit]

Hi @adohertyTS , when you can expect to apply these changes?

[adohertyTS]

Hi @ralfzeit , we are in-progress working on this issue, and if all goes well I would tentatively expect this issue to be fixed by Oct 31. Note that we do not currently accept external pull requests, so our developers would address this issue with a new, internal pull request.