diff --git a/user_guide/database/connecting.html b/user_guide/database/connecting.html
index bc4b2e7..8de0460 100644
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+++ b/user_guide/database/connecting.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
 <head>
 
+<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
 <title>Connecting to your Database : CodeIgniter User Guide</title>
 
 <style type='text/css' media='all'>@import url('../userguide.css');</style>
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
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 <script type="text/javascript" src="../nav/user_guide_menu.js"></script>
 
-<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
 <meta http-equiv='expires' content='-1' />
 <meta http-equiv= 'pragma' content='no-cache' />
 <meta name='robots' content='all' />