#22108 [Fbk]: php doesn't ignore the utf-8 BOM

From: Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 16:42:17 +0000
Subject: #22108 [Fbk]: php doesn't ignore the utf-8 BOM
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 ID:               22108
 Updated by:       tularis@php.net
 Reported By:      bugzilla@jellycan.com
 Status:           Feedback
 Bug Type:         Output Control
 Operating System: windows 2000
 PHP Version:      4.2.3
 New Comment:

sniper,

imagine someone would want to echo some text in eg. French.
In that case, if you'd save it as ascii, you would get corrupted
output. So instead you'd have to save as utf-8. Which seems to cause
problems (or so bugzilla@jellycan.com tells us)


Previous Comments:
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[2003-02-07 08:58:21] sniper@php.net

And why an earth would you save PHP files in any other
format than ascii?


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[2003-02-07 08:53:10] derick@php.net

What is a BOM ?

Derick

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[2003-02-07 08:46:36] bugzilla@jellycan.com

Problem:
When a php file is saved in utf-8 format with the UTF-8 BOM as the
first three bytes of the file (EF BB BF), PHP doesn't ignore these
bytes when loading and compiling the file, but instead considers them
output coming prior to the <?php. This causes incorrect display of the
page and failure of any http header output.

It does this even when the internal character format is set in php.ini
to be utf-8. 

Desired outcome:
PHP recognizes the utf-8 bom and disregards it.


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