Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52267&edit=1
ID: 52267 Updated by: and...@php.net Reported by: gutzmer at usa dot net Summary: add collation to mysqli::set_charset -Status: Open +Status: Verified Type: Feature/Change Request Package: MySQLi related PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: mysql Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-06 19:07:01] gutzmer at usa dot net Description: ------------ According to the docs, mysqli::set_charset "is the preferred way to change the charset. Using mysqli::query() to execute SET NAMES .. is not recommended." But when using the MySQLi extension, the only way to use a collation other than the default for a particular charset is to send a SET NAMES ... with a COLLATION clause. mysqli::set_charset should have a second (Optional) "string $collation" parameter to allow users to set the charset and collation without resorting to the 'not recommended' direct query method. When the optional parameter is not set, is null, casts to Boolean FALSE, or is an invalid choice for the charset passed in the first parameter, the connection should use the default collation for the selected charset. MySQL already handles error conditions relating to charset/collation mismatches, so there should be no great added overhead to the source code logic implementing the MySQLi function. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52267&edit=1
