mysql_client_encoding Returns the name of the character set &reftitle.description; stringmysql_client_encoding resourcelink_identifierNULL Retrieves the character_set variable from MySQL. &reftitle.parameters; &mysql.linkid.description; &reftitle.returnvalues; Returns the default character set name for the current connection. &reftitle.examples; <function>mysql_client_encoding</function> example ]]> &example.outputs.similar; &reftitle.notes; &mysql.alternative.note; &mysql.alternative.include; mysqli_character_set_name PDO::setAttribute (e.g., $db->setAttribute(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND, "SET NAMES 'utf8'");) &reftitle.seealso; mysql_set_charset mysql_real_escape_string