Creating an .htaccess file on your DreamHost web server
View the following article for instructions on how to create an .htaccess file on your web server:
If the file already exists, view the following articles for instructions on how to update it (depending on if you're using an FTP client or SSH):
Adding a content-type=UTF-8 header
Use either one of the following in an .htaccess file to force the specific content-type header. This adds the header without having to use a meta tag:
AddDefaultCharset UTF-8 AddDefaultCharset ISO-8859-1
Adding a language header
Use the following in an .htaccess file to specify a language header. This adds the header without having to use a meta tag:
DefaultLanguage en-us
