How to change the default encoding to UTF-8 for Apache?

In httpd.conf add (or change if it's already there):

AddDefaultCharset utf-8

Add this to your .htaccess:

IndexOptions +Charset=UTF-8

Or, if you have administrator rights, you could set it globally by editing httpd.conf and adding:

AddDefaultCharset UTF-8

(You can use AddDefaultCharset in .htaccess too, but it won’t affect Apache-generated directory listings that way.)

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