Special characters(°ýá...) display as garbage #4378

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T08:43:36+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:43:36 +03:00

Originally created by @C0rn3j on GitHub (Dec 25, 2023).

Describe the Bug

Possibly related to https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/issues/4701

mariadb 11.2.2-1
bookstack 23.10.4-1
nginx 1.24.0-3
php-fpm 8.2.14-1
libxml2 2.12.3-1
chromium 120.0.6099.129-1

Steps to Reproduce

Try saving an article with the word Bábovka in it
Saves fine, but result is garbled when viewed

Expected Behaviour

Result is not garbled

Screenshots or Additional Context

https://rys.pw/books/recipes/page/recipes#bkmrk-fudgy-brownies

Browser Details

chromium 120.0.6099.129-1

Exact BookStack Version

23.10.4

Originally created by @C0rn3j on GitHub (Dec 25, 2023). ### Describe the Bug Possibly related to https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/issues/4701 ```php mariadb 11.2.2-1 bookstack 23.10.4-1 nginx 1.24.0-3 php-fpm 8.2.14-1 libxml2 2.12.3-1 chromium 120.0.6099.129-1 ``` ### Steps to Reproduce 1. Try saving an article with the word Bábovka in it 2. Saves fine, but result is garbled when viewed ### Expected Behaviour Result is not garbled ### Screenshots or Additional Context https://rys.pw/books/recipes/page/recipes#bkmrk-fudgy-brownies ![image](https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/assets/1641362/6861b970-ed7e-434c-b72e-57be35a0c3b6) ![image](https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/assets/1641362/555da450-7c59-429b-bdb7-7f28e7fc8d53) ### Browser Details chromium 120.0.6099.129-1 ### Exact BookStack Version 23.10.4

OVERLORD added the 🐛 Bug label 2026-02-05 08:43:36 +03:00

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2026-02-05 08:43:37 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:43:46 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Dec 26, 2023):

Okay, I got BookStack installed via your AUR package for further testing, via php-fpm and nginx.
It worked fine without the encoding issue.

Downgrading the packages via a /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist of:

#Server = https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/$repo/os/$arch
Server=https://archive.archlinux.org/repos/2023/12/05/$repo/os/$arch

Would then cause the issue to re-show.
Resetting that back to current would then stop the issue.
Note: I did notice you'd have to restart the php-fpm service inbetween package changes for it to pick-up changes to the installed libxml version.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Dec 26, 2023): Okay, I got BookStack installed via your AUR package for further testing, via php-fpm and nginx. It worked fine without the encoding issue. Downgrading the packages via a `/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist` of: ``` #Server = https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/$repo/os/$arch Server=https://archive.archlinux.org/repos/2023/12/05/$repo/os/$arch ``` Would then cause the issue to re-show. Resetting that back to current would then stop the issue. Note: I did notice you'd have to restart the `php-fpm` service inbetween package changes for it to pick-up changes to the installed libxml version.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:43:50 +03:00

@C0rn3j commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023):

I tried downgrading all the way to 2023-11-14 and rebooting - that did not help, so unless the issue is hard to get rid of after it occurs once, it probably is not related to the other linked issue.

# pacman -Q mariadb bookstack nginx php-fpm libxml2
mariadb 11.1.2-1
bookstack 23.10.4-1
nginx 1.24.0-3
php-fpm 8.2.12-1
libxml2 2.11.5-1

I've no clue what else to try at this point

@C0rn3j commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023): I tried downgrading all the way to 2023-11-14 and rebooting - that did not help, so unless the issue is hard to get rid of after it occurs once, it probably is not related to the other linked issue. ```php # pacman -Q mariadb bookstack nginx php-fpm libxml2 mariadb 11.1.2-1 bookstack 23.10.4-1 nginx 1.24.0-3 php-fpm 8.2.12-1 libxml2 2.11.5-1 ``` I've no clue what else to try at this point

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:43:52 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023):

I'm not too sure at this point either, especially as this is working on my replication machine, and others report it to work fine in a similar environment post libxml downgrade.

My arch install was fairly basic, I think using the archinstall script.
The only other thing I can think of is that I maybe had been playing with locales before finding the specific cause.
My current locale -a output in that environment:

[root@bsarchtest ~]# locale -a
C
C.utf8
en_GB.utf8
es_ES.utf8
fr_FR.utf8
POSIX

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023): I'm not too sure at this point either, especially as this is working on my replication machine, and others report it to work fine in a similar environment post libxml downgrade. My arch install was fairly basic, I think using the archinstall script. The only other thing I can think of is that I maybe had been playing with locales before finding the specific cause. My current `locale -a` output in that environment: ``` [root@bsarchtest ~]# locale -a C C.utf8 en_GB.utf8 es_ES.utf8 fr_FR.utf8 POSIX ```

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:43:55 +03:00

@C0rn3j commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023):

systemd has a nicer tool(in my opinion) for this.

# localectl list-locales
C.UTF-8
en_GB.UTF-8
en_US.UTF-8

# locale -a
C
C.utf8
POSIX
en_GB.utf8
en_US.utf8

Completely irrelevant to the issue, but just a side note that Arch suggests you to enable en_US.UTF-8 as some applications can be hardcoded for it (namely Steam/Valve games for one).

I found out that the page looks fine in the editor AND in the rendered editor preview.

What I apparently haven't tried previously is just simply opening and (re)saving the page, as that has now fixed my issue.

@C0rn3j commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2023): systemd has a nicer tool(in my opinion) for this. ```bash # localectl list-locales C.UTF-8 en_GB.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8 # locale -a C C.utf8 POSIX en_GB.utf8 en_US.utf8 ``` Completely irrelevant to the issue, but just a side note that Arch suggests you to enable `en_US.UTF-8` as some applications can be hardcoded for it (namely Steam/Valve games for one). I found out that the page looks fine in the editor AND in the rendered editor preview. What I apparently haven't tried previously is just simply opening and (re)saving the page, as that has now fixed my issue.

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Reference: starred/BookStack#4378