Configuration sub-menue

[salib]

I have installed today the latest Japanese version of my host-server located in Texas, the USA successfully.
However, when I accessed the administration area to fine-tune the settings, I found out that the items in sub-menu of the configuration menu are all gibberish. Instead of getting legible items I only get question-marks, such as "??????????".
I thought it was a problem of encoding and played around with the browser's encoding without prevail.
I can only guess that there is something wrong with the php configuration files, but I am not sure.
Could anyone help me and give me some advise.
Thanks in advance for your kind attention.
TIA
Alfred

[salib]

I have installed today the latest Japanese version of my host-server located in Texas, the USA successfully.
However, when I accessed the administration area to fine-tune the settings, I found out that the items in sub-menu of the configuration menu are all gibberish. Instead of getting legible items I only get question-marks, such as "??????????".
I thought it was a problem of encoding and played around with the browser's encoding without prevail.
I can only guess that there is something wrong with the php configuration files, but I am not sure.
Could anyone help me and give me some advise.
Thanks in advance for your kind attention.
TIA
Alfred

The configuration should be as follows:
Admin - Configuration Menu Items: My Store · Minimum Values · Maximum Values · Images · Customer Details · Shipping/Packaging · Product Listing · Stock · Logging · E-Mail Options · Attribute Settings · GZip Compression · Sessions · Regulations · GV Coupons · Credit Cards · Product Info · Layout Settings · Website Maintenance · New Listing · Featured Listing · All Listing · Index Listing · Define Page Status · EZ-Pages Settings

But instead of getting the above listed items I am getting a list of question marks as as follows;
???????
?????????????
????
etc.

[canopy]

Maybe this thread will be helpful as the '?' mark problem with the configuration menu seems to be similar.

[salib]

Thank you for your kind attention.

I download yesterday your book from Cucumbermedia.
I am reading it right now. It is very helpful.

I have uploaded the zen-cart-v1.3.0.2-l10n-jp-5 to a local server in Osaka for trial and it seems to be working fine, except that the administration menu does not switch to English. However, this is not a problem since I am fluent in Japanese. I have tried the cart with various browsers and was able to switch from Japanese to English and back to Japanese without any problem.

I will try to create my own template and see that it will look.

I have also installed the same version, zen-cart-v1.3.0.2-l10n-jp-5, on a server located in Houston, Texas. However, I can not read the sub-menu of "configuration", which as I have mentioned previously, instead of showing the actual items of the sub-menu, it shows a list of question marks ("?????").
I deleted and uploaded again the above version to the server and have copied the admin, editors, includes files of the version (CKD-Zen-Cart-Japanese-Pack1.0-UTF-8) kindly provided by S.R. Ward Web Development on their website (http://www.srw2d.com/content/utf-8-zen-cart), since this version did not include zc_install files.
I tried to install this mixed, unfortunately I am waiting host-server 's people to set Register Globals to "ON".

Thank you again.
Alfred

[salib]

I have submitted my reply before reviewing my post and have found several errors. Please allow me to make corrections as follows:

Thank you for your kind attention.

I downloaded yesterday your book from Cucumbermedia.
I am reading it right now. It is very helpful.

I have uploaded the zen-cart-v1.3.0.2-l10n-jp-5 to a local server in Osaka for trial and it seems to be working fine, except that the administration menu does not switch to English. However, this is not a problem since I am fluent in Japanese. I have tried the cart with various browsers and was able to switch from Japanese to English and back to Japanese without any problem.

I will try to create my own template and polish the store outlook and see how it will look.

I have also installed the same version, zen-cart-v1.3.0.2-l10n-jp-5, on a server located in Houston, Texas. However, I can not read the sub-menu of "configuration", which, as I have mentioned previously, instead of showing the actual items of the sub-menu, is showing a list of question marks ("?????").
I deleted and uploaded again the above version to the server and have replaced the admin, includes files and added editors provided in the version (CKD-Zen-Cart-Japanese-Pack1.0-UTF-8) kindly offered by S.R. Ward Web Development on their website (http://www.srw2d.com/content/utf-8-zen-cart), since this version did not include zc_install files.
I tried to install this mixed version, unfortunately I am waiting host-server 's people to set Register Globals to "OFF".

Thank you again.
Alfred

[canopy]

Thanks for the detailed write-up on what you've done so far.

I'm not sure if I've missed something but you may want to double-check your database settings via phpMyAdmin and the connection from Zen Cart to your database are all done via utf-8 as indicated on the page you referred to.

Do keep us posted on the outcome when Register Globals is set to OFF on your host.