I know the safest bet with PHP files is to edit them with notepad, but whenever I download a PHP file and open it with NP the formatting is terrible and there are all these little box symbols replacing characters. When I open the same file with Microsoft Wordpad, everything looks just like it should. I'm reluctant to edit PHP with Wordpad because I've read that some word-processors can screw with your code. Is WP one of them?

    i know the feeling, usually in that instance i open it in wordpad or word and copy and paste it into notepad🙂

      Most of those little squares are linefeeds/carriage returns. in other words, they signify a new line. Get a different text editor. I use a program called Aditor, but others use PHPEdit, UltraEdit, etc.

        Is MS Wordpad safe?

        yes, i suppose it is safe because it is inside my computer.

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