mb string install problems

I attempted to install PHP on my RH ES 3 system and using source version of php 4.3.8 and apache 2.0.52. I followed this tutorial http://www10.brinkster.com/ssruprai/comphp.asp and when compiling the php code form source I used --enable-mbstring=all that I found here http://php.planetmirror.com/manual/en/ref.mbstring.php Now all of my Japanese text is moji baki (unreadable). I am fairly new to PHP so here are my questions 1. After the install do I still need to copy the php.ini-recomended and make changes to it according to the ref.mbstring.php ? 2. I do not appear to have a php.ini file installed and yet php runs on my server? I have several pages in php that pass data to another server and so on that have no problem. 3. I want to reuse this set up or ini file that has the same version of php installed but with out the MB string option. can I copy the ini file or do I have to recompile? thanks in advance for your help. Erin D. Hughes T-Mark 042-223-8310 erin@t-mark.co.jp "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." -Albert Einstein

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