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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T14:13:26+00:00 2026-05-10T14:13:26+00:00

This is driving me crazy. I have this one php file on a test

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This is driving me crazy.

I have this one php file on a test server at work which does not work.. I kept deleting stuff from it till it became

 <? print 'Hello'; ?> 

it outputs

Hello

if I create a new file and copy / paste the same script to it it works! Why does this one file give me the strange characters all the time?

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  1. 2026-05-10T14:13:26+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 2:13 pm

    That’s the BOM (Byte Order Mark) you are seeing.

    In your editor, there should be a way to force saving without BOM which will remove the problem.

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