Codeigniter Character Encoding Issues
It seems that the data is not encoded in UTF-8. Have you checked the encoding settings of your editor?
I had the same problem with Dreamweaver CS4, but I fixed it with Notepad++ (FREE!).
1.- Use Notepad++ -> Format -> Convert to UTF-8 WITHOUT BOM.
2.- Save.
3.- REVIEW again the file and correct the characters showing wrong.
4.- Save again.
5.- You're done.
(Also make sure in the config file in CI you have UTF8).
For me at least it worked that way (Spanish).