header errors

[ts2000abc]

i noticed that if i use headers for content-type/charset i get error message.

 

my test file is:

<?php
header('content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
?>

 

and result is error

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /******/public_html/test.php:1) in /*****/public_html/test.php on line 1

 

so do i need to edit my php.ini  to make these headers work?

[trq]

so do i need to edit my php.ini  to make these headers work?

 

No. You cannot send headers after data has already been sent to the client. Its all covered in this sticky topic contained within the PHP Coding Help board.

[ts2000abc]

No. You cannot send headers after data has already been sent to the client.

 

header() is the only line in this test file. so there is no html before (or even after) it.

[PFMaBiSmAd]

If that is the actual error message, without output started on line 1 of the file and there are no actual characters before the <?php tag, then you file has been saved with the UTF-8 BOM (Byte Order Mark) characters and you would need to save it without the BOM.