# Language after installation char error

**URL:** <https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/language-after-installation-char-error/25444>\
**Category:** Installing my Dolibarr\
**Created:** [June 17, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/language-after-installation-char-error/25444 "2024-06-17T09:09:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![marcin258pl](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@marcin258pl](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/marcin258pl)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/language-after-installation-char-error/25444/1 "2024-06-17T09:09:26Z")

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Hello for everyone.  
I install dolibarr on OVH serwer. I can’t use polish char in data entry. I see ? instead polish char.  
I wrote Bąk but when i save i see B?k. I try fix this problem and i check → Server language latin1 but i don’t have/ i don’t know where file my.cnf is on ovh. I have starter hosting plan. Can i fix this problem or i need to instal dolibarr on different hosting.

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**Author:** ![jonbendtsen](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jonbendtsen](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/jonbendtsen)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/language-after-installation-char-error/25444/2 "2024-06-17T16:47:30Z")

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do you have root access on the hosting plan?

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**Author:** ![marcin258pl](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@marcin258pl](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/marcin258pl)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/language-after-installation-char-error/25444/3 "2024-08-07T19:34:48Z")

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No i have starter hosting and i still fight with this topick.

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**Author:** ![jonbendtsen](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jonbendtsen](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/jonbendtsen)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/language-after-installation-char-error/25444/4 "2024-08-08T15:59:28Z")

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> [@marcin258pl](#):
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> latin1

does that polish char exist in latin1?

I’d argue that you want to have an UTF-8 server

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**Author:** ![marcin258pl](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@marcin258pl](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/marcin258pl)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/language-after-installation-char-error/25444/5 "2024-09-02T05:28:34Z")

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SLOVE. I use ChatGPT to generate PHP command i phpAdmin to change all language in database to UTF-8