title: character set encoding issue with multi-language featured site
body: <p>I am here suffering from a simple, common problem.</p>
  
  <p>my site is multi-language featured, built in codeigniter framework.</p>
  
  <p>for eg for a french language here  i have used</p>
  
  <pre><code>$lang['login'] = 'ConnÈcter';
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>this then appeared as Conn�cter in the view.</p>
  
  <p>then i solved this by adding </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;meta charset="ISO-8859-1"&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>which then resolved the issue.
  but when the contents is loaded with characters like </p>
  
  <pre><code>Sáenz-Mata &amp; Jiménez-Bremont
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>then is is changed to </p>
  
  <pre><code>SÃ¡enz-Mata &amp; JimÃ©nez-Bremont
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>note é is changed to Ã© even when i use </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;meta charset="ISO-8859-1"&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>when above meta is removed, it gives me Conn�cter when the language is converted to french.</p>
  
  <p>so please suggest me something which can handle both situations.</p>
  
  <p>hope somebody understands it.(got messed up describing.)</p>
  
  <p>thanks.</p>