The answer is long and involved... http://mysql.rjweb.org/doc.php/charcoll
> -----Original Message----- > From: Zhigang Zhang [mailto:zzgang2...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 3:25 AM > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: About character_set_* > > Hello. > > > > As I know, when client send data to server, the encoding converting > process > is: > > > > character_set_client --> character_set_connection --> db table > encoding. > > > > I think it is a short path than above way: > > > > character_set_client --> db table encoding. > > > > Why it is converted to "character_set_connection"? > > > > > > Yours > > Zhigang. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
