Title: Error in file Installer.php
Last modified: April 22, 2023

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# Error in file Installer.php

 *  Resolved [cgdauphine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgdauphine/)
 * (@cgdauphine)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-file-installer-php/)
 * The very first digit on the file installer.php seams to be a space (or non visible
   digit). Impossible to launch the installation without removing this first digit.
 * Don’t know how to join the file, but here a copy for the 15 first lines
 *     ```wp-block-code
       <?php/* ------------------------------ NOTICE ----------------------------------
   
       If you're seeing this text when browsing to the installer, it means yourweb server is not set up properly.
   
       Please contact your host and ask them to enable "PHP" processing on youraccount.----------------------------- NOTICE --------------------------------- */namespace {use Duplicator\Libs\DupArchive\DupArchiveExpandBasicEngine;$disabled_dirs = array('backups-dup-lite','wp-snapshots');
       ```
   
 * Strange, the very first digit in the copy/past seams to be the <, but in the 
   real file, the < character in in position 2. It’s sure and certain

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 *  Plugin Support [mohammedeisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mohammedeisa/)
 * (@mohammedeisa)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-file-installer-php/#post-16690743)
 * Hi [@cgdauphine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgdauphine/) ,
 * Thanks for reaching out to Duplicator support.
 * We have encountered some cases where the installer.php file is created with wrong
   encoding that would cause this issue.
   Could you please make sure that the installer.
   php encoding and is ANSI?
 * I’m looking forward to your reply.
 * Thanks!
 *  Plugin Support [mohammedeisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mohammedeisa/)
 * (@mohammedeisa)
 * [3 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-file-installer-php/#post-16715345)
 * Hi [@cgdauphine](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgdauphine/) ,
 * I’m closing this ticket for inactivity. Please don’t hesitate to contact us in
   a[ new ticket](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/duplicator/) if you need 
   any help with Duplicator.
 * Thanks! 

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