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cannot detect char set for .php file

Asked by valtech

trying ot open a .php file, which i was able to before. now it says:
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"gedit has not been able to detect the character coding.
Please check that you are not trying to open a binary file.
Select a character coding from the menu and try again."

The file is fully in English and could be edited in Notepad.

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Ralph Janke (txwikinger) said : 		#1

what is the output of file for this filename?

Do on a commandline terminal:

file <filename>.php

Please post the output here.

Thanks.

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valtech (valtech) said : 		#2

phpcart.php: PHP script Zend Optimizer data

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valtech (valtech) said : 		#3

Aslo tried a file that does open in gedit and got:

feedback.php: PHP script text

Corrupt descriptor?

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Soren Hansen (soren) said : 		#4

Could you share the file with us?

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eloj (srm-dfr) said : 		#5

If not, maybe at least the output of something like "hexdump -C -n 64 phpcart.php"

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valtech (valtech) said : 		#6

You can certainly download the file from website: www.valtechcomputers.co.uk/php_cart/phpcart.php

If you prefer, I can email it to you as attachment tomorrow (UK time)

The code runs OK - just cannot view/edit the file any more. Could do with looking in it to customise a few bits. Thanks for all your help!

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Ralph Janke (txwikinger) said : 		#7

I fear this php-file is a compiled one that is binary and not ascii.. therefore not editable. You would need to find first a de-compiler that recreates the original source.

I hope this answers the question.

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