>> > i've still serious trouble in migrating databases createted with 4.0 to >> 5.0. >> > the problems is still the charset. i'm connecting to mysql with php and >> when >> > i try to use the 5.0 db german special chars are messed up. afaik 4.0 > > uses latin charset and 5.0 utf8 by default. can some one please give me a > > hint > how >> > > to migrate ? i think i'm just too stupid :-) >> >> Why not set your database to latin instead? > >tried this with out success - how to do it right ? reagrdless what my.cnf is >set to e.g. phpmyadmin reports to me that the db charset is UTF8. when i look >at the tables they show up as latin1 but my own php apps do not who german >special chars as they used to ...
If the characterset for your tables is "latin", then this should be OK. But do you also specify the connection/client characterset? If your server defaults to "utf8", setting it after connecting might be required. Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL, NexusDB, Oracle & MS SQL Server Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com My thoughts: http://blog.upscene.com/martijn/ Database development questions? Check the forum! http://www.databasedevelopmentforum.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
