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cPanel File Manager stuck detecting character encoding

The cPanel File Manager may get stuck displaying a message such as:

Detecting character encoding for “wp-config.php”

  1. In cPanel File Manager, click Settings in the top-right corner.
  2. Check Disable Character Encoding Verification Dialogs.
  3. Click Save.

After making this change, you will need to manually select the appropriate character encoding (typically UTF-8) when editing files through the File Manager.