problem with euro sign when database info is echoed out

Discussion in 'PHP' started by saturn100, Mar 13, 2012.

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    I have a basic webpage that calls details from a database
    The only problem is its not showing the euro sign instead it shows a diamond with a question mark inside
    I have seen this before is there any setting I need to have to fix it

    Thanks
     
    saturn100, Mar 13, 2012 IP
  2. SoftCloud

    SoftCloud Well-Known Member

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    You could specify the pages Charset - that could fix the problem. Just dump this into your META tags area. 
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    Code (markup):
     
    SoftCloud, Mar 13, 2012 IP
  3. Alex Roxon

    Alex Roxon Active Member

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    You might also want to check the encoding of your database tables to ensure it's being stored properly.
     
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  4. saturn100

    saturn100 Well-Known Member

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    I have that meta tag but it still doesnt work
    In the database the field is set as
    varchar(60) utf8_general_ci
     
    saturn100, Mar 14, 2012 IP