To change the encoding, do the following:
charset
which tells the browser the encoding in which to display the site):
If none of the listed encodings suits you, select the option from the list with encodings Don't bind encoding
and save your changes. After that, in the root directory of the site, create a file .htaccess and in it using the directive AddDefaultCharset
specify the desired encoding. Example:
AddDefaultCharset cp1251
If the text on the site is still displayed incorrectly, the possible options depend on where exactly this text is stored: