Remove non printable characters in string - php

We can remove non printable characters in string by using preg_replace function in php, It's quite simple. Just follow the example,

$string = preg_replace('/[x00-x08x0Bx0Cx0E-x1Fx80-x9F]/u', '', $string);

Sometimes you may need to strip out new lines,tab spaces too. If your requirement is that then below example will help you.

$string = preg_replace('/[x00-x1Fx80-x9F]/u', '', $string);