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1. Abdessamad Idrissi
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   hello there!

   I wanted to modify the default wordpress installation sample file "wp-config-sample.php" by opening it and saving it without any changes and guess what; dreamweaver CS3 modifies the encoding of this file making it un-usable to wordpress installation (required by "setup-config.php" which clones it into "wp-config.php" in line 169).

   Since this is strange behavior, I tried to open this file in notepad and save it in different encoding, and her's the results;

   save as --> ANSI --> works

   save as --> Unicode --> does not work

   save as --> Unicode Big Endian--> does not work

   save as --> UTF --> works

   so at least saving in ANSI or UTF encoding works, but, in Dreamweaver, whatever I try, it doesn't work, does that mean Notepad is more "intelligent" than DW!!

   The file "wp-config-sample.php" doesn't contain any header information, just some PHP variables to define that's maybe why DW miss-understands it (it doesn't find any header encoding information in the file).

   any help?

   NB: I checked the settings in the DW preferences and tried saving using the BOM signature and without it.. but always the same problem.

2. rizman
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I don't know which encoding DW saves files in, but you should be really careful with proprietary software. Those do often use weird encodings. e.g. never even think of saving a file using Word and believe the encoding will be preserved. (No, I'm not anti-MS. It's just the way it is)

   I personnally use Notepad++. Up until now, I've never had an encoding problem with it. It seems to keep the original encoding.

   Notepad is terrible with encodings. A lot of config, txt whatever files I open using Notepad look terrible. No line breaks, paragraphs. Opening them using Notepad++ they look as they should.

   Ok, this is not an answer to your question, but it is something your might consider.

3. Abdessamad Idrissi
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   thanx rizman for the answer.

   Well, I discovered what was missing around with my code; the line break!

   In Dreamweaver, if you go to Edit --> Preferences --> Code format --> you have to set line break type to CR LF (Windows). and that's it.

   it was set to CR Macintosh.

   have a nice day.

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