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I have a html form, into a php script (in a php file)

the form title, the field title, and so on, are showing well but the content which is introduced by the user into the form, when it has "á, é, í, ó, ú" or "ñ" the output of the script, converts these characters into "??"

I have set

<meta charset="utf-8" />

and

header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');

in all the files involving the form (also the character allowed into the form) and the action url also has that config.

but, my special chars still are converted to "??"

any clue? thanks

EDIT: files are encoding in utf8 also tried in utf8-without bom

EDIT 2:

my form is:

<form action="file.php" accept-charset="UTF-8" method="post">';
                <label>
                    <span>trailer</span>
                    <input  type="text" name="calidad">
                </label>
                <label>
                    <span>Mediainfo (requerido)</span>
                    <textarea name="mediainfo"></textarea>
                </label>

            <input type="hidden" name="board" id="board" value=' .  $foro . '>

                <label>
                    <span>info</span>
                    <input placeholder="" type="text" name="info" tabindex="3" required>
                </label>

            <input class="botonsubmit" type="submit" value="Postear" name="sub2">
</form>

file.php only uses

$mediainfo = request_var('mediainfo','');

then i echo that variable.

possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/279170/utf-8-all-the-way-through — Funk Forty Niner, Dec 26 '15 at 16:38
is not a duplicate, this problem does not involve mysql, its only php and mysql — uchi, Dec 26 '15 at 16:47
read that link again. Sure it contains stuff about mysql, but also contains information about UTF-8. — Funk Forty Niner, Dec 26 '15 at 16:58
that link gives the lines i have said i added, so the problem is that even with all that stuff the problem is there yet — uchi, Dec 26 '15 at 17:00
there are more things to check, such as the file's encoding. what is it? ansi? utf-8? if utf-8, is it with or without BOM? — Funk Forty Niner, Dec 26 '15 at 17:03
as i said, the files have utf8 encoding, in the edit i put more info — uchi, Dec 26 '15 at 17:06
*"when it has "á, é, í, ó, ú" or "ñ" the output of the script"* - you'll have to show us that script. Your question/code is unclear and doesn't support the question/problem. — Funk Forty Niner, Dec 26 '15 at 17:10

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 27 '15 at 16:13

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While saving the form use:

utf8_encode($_POST['fieldname'])

While showing the form value:

utf8_decode($_POST['fieldname'])

edited Dec 27 '15 at 16:13

Thomas Orlita

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answered Dec 26 '15 at 16:40

Alpesh Panchal

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tried, same result, "??" on every word with special characters – uchi Dec 26 '15 at 16:45

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 26 '15 at 18:04

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You have to change The apache server conf too In httpd.conf add (or change if it's already there):

AddDefaultCharset utf-8

answered Dec 26 '15 at 18:04

Moataz Eisa

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 26 '15 at 17:10

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Try replacing the special chars like this:

http://www.w3schools.com/charsets/ref_html_ansi.asp

answered Dec 26 '15 at 17:10

Chris G

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While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes. – greg-449 Dec 26 '15 at 17:21

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