Title: UTF8 with(out) BOM
Last modified: April 1, 2024

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# UTF8 with(out) BOM

 *  [mtemp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtemp/)
 * (@mtemp)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/utf8-without-bom/)
 * Hi,
 * am I right that the (core) files of WordPress – in my case e.g. wp-config.php–
   must be saved with the charset _UTF8 with**out** [BOM](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_Order_Mark)?_
 * I searched and searched e.g. for a white space or a “hidden special char” fter
   this “well-known” message had occurred the first time:
 * … _headers already sent by (output started at …/wp-config.php:1_) …
 * Only after copying the content of this file into a new one without BOM, this “
   ugly” error message doesn’t appear anymore and I can move on …
 * … using UltraEdit where I have disabled this option:
 * [https://s20.directupload.net/images/240401/mhrbty5p.jpg](https://s20.directupload.net/images/240401/mhrbty5p.jpg)
 * Thanks, temp

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/utf8-without-bom/#post-17542551)
 * Yes, the files should be saved with UTF8 without BOM. `wp-config.php` is not 
   really a core file. It contains the individual configuration for the website 
   and is either generated by the installation setup or created manually. Which 
   of these was done for you?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last activity: [2 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/utf8-without-bom/#post-17542551)
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