[RESOLVED] problem in php file saved as utf-8

[chandan_tiwari]

hello everyone,

My site uses smarty template engine. Whenever i try to save my php pages in the members are as utf-8, it does not display the page properly and some times even display a blank page.

However, the php files saved as utf-8 works properly in the other parts of the page i.e. non protected pages.
The problem arise only when i use session_start() and header(cache control:private) in the pages otherwise it is fine and some pages even display error saying: cannot modify header information, the output already sent at page---etc..

What is this problem and why am i getting this problem?

Thanking you !

[NogDog]

If saving your PHP file as UTF-8, make sure your editor does not save it with a BOM (Byte Order Mark), as this will cause output to be generated before your opening <?php tag, which screws up any function that must be executed before headers are sent.

[chandan_tiwari]

Thanks for your response !

I am using windows notepad for php .

How do i get to know that it is saving in BOM or not?

Thanking you

[NogDog]

Inasmuch as I would use just about any editor other than Notepad, I don't know if there is any way. Since there are so many free editors out there that are better and more powerful than Notepad with special features for PHP programming, why not use one of them, instead? (Search/browse the "Echo Lounge" forum here for numerous discussions on editors and IDE's.)

[chandan_tiwari]

Thank you very much !

When i write the same code in Dreamweaver with the unicode fonts first of all it does not ask for utf-8 and also the files work perfectly.

Thank you once again