cPanel File Manager is Stuck Detecting character encoding
Last Modified: August 9, 2024
(Rev. v2.0)
by Ryan T. M. Reiffenberger
There are cases where the cPanel file manager cannot detect character encoding. It may be stuck showing a message such as:
Detecting character encoding for “wp-config.php”
You can fix this by turning off character encoding verification dialog and selecting your encoding when editing the file. You can do that by doing the following:
- cPanel File Manager Click Settings in the top right
- Check Disable Character Encoding Verification Dialogs
- Click Save
In the future, you must select the appropriate character encoding for files from the cPanel file manager when editing.