PHP mysqli set_charset() Function
Example - Object Oriented style
Change the default client character set:
<?php
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
if ($mysqli -> connect_errno) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . $mysqli -> connect_error;
exit();
}
echo "Initial character set is: " . $mysqli
-> character_set_name();
// Change character set to utf8
$mysqli -> set_charset("utf8");
echo "Current character set is: " . $mysqli -> character_set_name();
$mysqli -> close();
?>
Look at example of procedural style at the bottom.
Definition and Usage
The set_charset() / mysqli_set_charset() function specifies the default character set to be used when sending data to and from 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
Object oriented style:
$mysqli ->
set_charset(charset)
Procedural style:
mysqli_set_charset(connection, charset)
Parameter Values
| 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+ |
Example - Procedural style
Change the default client character set:
<?php
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
exit;
}
echo "Initial character set is: " . $mysqli_character_set_name();
// Change character set to utf8
mysqli_set_charset($con,"utf8");
echo "Current character set
is: " . $mysqli_character_set_name();
mysqli_close($con);
?>
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