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mysqli::character_set_name

mysqli_character_set_name

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

mysqli::character_set_name -- mysqli_character_set_name — Returns the current character set of the database connection

Description

Object-oriented style

public mysqli::character_set_name(): string

Return Values

The current character set of the connection

Examples

Example #1 mysqli::character_set_name() example

Object-oriented style

`<?php

mysqli_report

(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");/* Set the default character set /
$mysqli->set_charset('utf8mb4');/ Print current character set */ charset=charset = charset=mysqli->character_set_name();
printf("Current character set is %s\n", $charset);`

Procedural style

`<?php

mysqli_report

(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$mysqli = mysqli_connect("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");/* Set the default character set /
mysqli_set_charset($mysqli, 'utf8mb4');/ Print current character set */ charset=mysqlicharactersetname(charset = mysqli_character_set_name(charset=mysqlic​haracters​etn​ame(mysqli);
printf("Current character set is %s\n", $charset);`

The above examples will output:

Current character set is utf8mb4

See Also

• mysqli_set_charset() - Sets the client character set
• mysqli_real_escape_string() - Escapes special characters in a string for use in an SQL statement, taking into account the current charset of the connection

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