Tabs, line breaks encoding when uploading PHP files on my server - php

I am writing a PHP application and developing it localy (easyPHP). However, when I transfer my files on my server (FTP), i get on of the following error :
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /homez.93/dockydoc/_apps/dockydocs/include/functions.php on line xx
Error unexpected error function on line 1
Etc..;
When I re-download my PHP files and open them with Notepad++ or the classic windows pad, their are no more spaces, line break or tabulation in my file ! This result in the server not to be able to read PHP.
My files are UTF8 without BOM encoded (in Notepad++). I can't find the solution to this proble despite thorought search on the Internet... I anyone could help .. :)
Thanks,
Romain

Make sure you are using ASCII mode data connection when uploading the files over FTP. If you are set to binary, I believe this causes this!

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