How can UTF-8 BOM (Byte Order Mark) affect PHP scripts and how can it be resolved?

UTF-8 BOM can affect PHP scripts by causing unexpected output or errors, especially when using functions like header() or setcookie(). To resolve this issue, you can open the PHP file in a text editor that supports encoding conversion and save it without the UTF-8 BOM. 

// Ensure UTF-8 BOM is removed from the PHP script
// Open the PHP file in a text editor that supports encoding conversion and save it without the UTF-8 BOM
// Alternatively, you can use a tool or script to remove the BOM programmatically

// Example code snippet without the UTF-8 BOM
<?php
header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
echo "Hello, World!";
?>

Keywords

UTF-8 BOM Byte Order Mark PHP scripts encoding resolution

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