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FAQ - iconv() Wrong charset, conversion from 'utf-8' to 'utf-16be' is not allowed

iconv() Wrong charset, conversion from ‘utf-8’ to ‘utf-16be’ is not allowed

Synology servers disable various PHP modules, even though they should be enabled by default.

This includes iconv which is required by webtrees.

The control panel / administration interface for the Synology Box contains an option to enable PHP modules. Find and enable iconv. Restart the web-server.

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