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Yours is correct with utf8

thanks for the help @Stoker, i found the error you pointed out on the PM. it was the language file. i just hate that phpbb doesn't throw out an error saying something.
i had the language file variables a little out of whack.

Use the debug extension and make sure your server is set up to display errors

like i said i've been out for a while so i'm trying to get back into it. i thought if you had debug on in your config.php file errors would show up, but i guess not.

That was the good old days.

For displaying debug:
viewtopic.php?t=2714
viewtopic.php?t=2796
and permissions based:
viewtopic.php?p=20614#p20614

But your server still need to be setup to display errors. Most doesnt per default.

Server control panel -> php settings
Set error reporting like this: https://prnt.sc/rPj1JknIYJhu

will look into all this, thanks.