mysqli_character_set_name mysqli->character_set_name Returns the default character set for the database connection Procedural style: stringmysqli_character_set_name mysqlilink Object oriented style (method): mysqli stringcharacter_set_name Returns the current character set for the database connection specified by the link parameter. &reftitle.returnvalues; The default character set for the current connection &reftitle.seealso; mysqli_client_encoding&listendand; mysqli_real_escape_string. &reftitle.examples; character_set_name(); printf ("Current character set is %s\n", $charset); $mysqli->close(); ?> ]]> ]]> &example.outputs;