On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 06:34:41 +0100, cr.vegelin@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > I have a script called "test.php": > <?php echo "C"; require("echo.php"); echo "D"; ?> > > and a script called "echo.php": > <?php echo "test"; ?> > > With IE and Firefox it shows: CtestD > but when I view the source, it seems to be: C�testD > > When debugging it, it seems that: >> "CtestD" has length 9 in stead of 6 >> pos1 has char=C ord=67 >> pos2 has char=� ord=239 >> pos3 has char=� ord=187 >> pos4 has char=� ord=191 >> rest okay ... > > Any idea what's causing this and how to solve it ? echo.php has a utf-8 BOM character (Byte Order Mark). See if your editor has an option to store it without a BOM. /Nisse -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php