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PHP Quiz PHP CertificatePHP mysqli_set_charset() Function
Example
Set the default client character set:
<?php
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno($con))
{
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
}
// Change character set to utf8
mysqli_set_charset($con,"utf8");
mysqli_close($con);
?>
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno($con))
{
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
}
// Change character set to utf8
mysqli_set_charset($con,"utf8");
mysqli_close($con);
?>
Definition and Usage
The mysqli_set_charset() function specifies the default character set to be used when sending data from and to the database server.
Note: For this function to work on a Windows platform, you need MySQL client library 4.1.11 or above (for MySQL 5.0 you need 5.0.6 or above).
Syntax
mysqli_set_charset(connection,charset);
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| connection | Required. Specifies the MySQL connection to use |
| charset | Required. Specifies the default character set |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | TRUE on success. FALSE on failure |
|---|---|
| PHP Version: | 5.0.5+ |
PHP MySQLi Reference
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