How to Enable PHP 5.2.13 UTF8

There are a number of different encoding schemes used to display certain types of written characters on a computer screen. Choosing the proper encoding scheme is critical to the proper display of a website's content, especially when displaying foreign languages and special characters. Using UTF-8 encoding ensures compatibility with all Unicode characters and is backward compatible with the ASCII character set. UTF-8 is the primary encoding method for the World WIde Web.

Things You'll Need

• Text editor

Instructions

1. Launch the text editor and then open the php.ini configuration file located on the web server.

2. Search the php.ini file for a line that begins with ";default_charset".

3. Replace the line from Step 2 with the following: default_charset = "utf-8"

4. Save the php.ini file and restart the Web server

References

• University of Cambridge; "UTF-8 and Unicode FAQ for Unix/Linux"