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<p>Files should be saved with Unicode (UTF-8) encoding. The BOM should
<em>not</em> be used. Unlike UTF-16 and UTF-32, there&#8217;s no byte order to
indicate in a UTF-8 encoded file, and the BOM can have a negative side
effect in PHP of sending output, preventing the application from being
able to set its own headers. Unix line endings should be used (LF).</p>
<p>Here is how to apply these settings in some of the more common text
editors. Instructio