Title: json_encode(): Invalid UTF-8 sequence in argument
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# json_encode(): Invalid UTF-8 sequence in argument

 *  [Weiching](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weiching-lin/)
 * (@weiching-lin)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json_encode-invalid-utf-8-sequence-in-argument/)
 * Hello,
 * I found this in the host error_log:
 * PHP Warning: json_encode(): Invalid UTF-8 sequence in argument in /home/www/public_html/
   wp-includes/functions.php on line 2669
 * WordPress 4.2.3
    PHP Version 5.3.29 MySQL Version 5.5.42
 * wp-includes/functions.php on line 2669
 * `$json = call_user_func_array( 'json_encode', $args );`
 * How to fix it?

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 *  [capturefour](https://wordpress.org/support/users/capturefour/)
 * (@capturefour)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json_encode-invalid-utf-8-sequence-in-argument/#post-6373335)
 * we too got this error,
    giving us a ——————— Internal Server Error The server 
   encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete 
   your request. Please contact the server administrator at root@localhost to inform
   them of the time this error occurred, and the actions you performed just before
   this error. More information about this error may be available in the server 
   error log.
 * fix for this would be wonderful..
    thanks in advance
 *  Thread Starter [Weiching](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weiching-lin/)
 * (@weiching-lin)
 * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json_encode-invalid-utf-8-sequence-in-argument/#post-6373475)
 * Anyone help, I can’t find the solution.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Weiching](https://wordpress.org/support/users/weiching-lin/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/json_encode-invalid-utf-8-sequence-in-argument/#post-6373475)
 * Status: not resolved

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