maxdb_character_set_name maxdb->character_set_name Returns the default character set for the database connection Description Procedural style: stringmaxdb_character_set_name resourcelink Object oriented style (method): maxdb string character_set_name Returns the current character set for the database connection specified by the link parameter. Return values The default character set for the current connection, either ascii or unicode. See also maxdb_client_encoding. maxdb_real_escape_string. Example Object oriented style character_set_name(); printf ("Current character set is %s\n", $charset); $maxdb->close(); ?> ]]> Procedural style ]]> The above examples would be produce the following output: