A fatal error has occurred
Required "charset" not specified in preferences SQL configuration. The file /usr/share/horde3/lib/../config/conf.php should contain a $conf['prefs']['params']['charset'] setting.
[line 525 of /usr/share/horde3/lib/Horde.php]

Details (also in Horde's logfile):

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The file /usr/share/horde3/lib/../config/conf.php should contain a $conf['prefs']['params']['charset'] setting."
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