echo "Extract strings to $OUTFILE.."
rm "$OUTFILE"; touch "$OUTFILE"
-find_result=$(find "$FINDSTARTDIR" $FINDOPTS -name "*.php" -type f | sort)
+find_result=$(find "$FINDSTARTDIR" $FINDOPTS -name "*.php" -type f | LC_ALL=C sort --stable)
total_files=$(wc -l <<< "${find_result}")