mysqli_character_set_name
mysqli->character_set_name
Returns the default character set for the database connection
Description
Procedural style:
stringmysqli_character_set_name
objectlink
Object oriented style (method):
mysqli
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
See also
mysqli_client_encoding.
mysqli_real_escape_string.
Example
Object oriented style
character_set_name();
printf ("Current character set is %s\n", $charset);
$mysqli->close();
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Procedural style
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The above examples would be produce the following output: