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mysql_client_encoding()

mysql_client_encoding - Returns the name of the character set

Syntax

string mysql_client_encoding (resource $link_identifier)

Arguments

  • link_identifier - The MySQL connection. If the link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by mysql_connect() is assumed. If no such link is found, it will try to create one as if mysql_connect() was called with no arguments. If no connection is found or established, an E_WARNING level error is generated.

Description

Retrieves the character_setvariable from MySQL.

Version

PHP 4.3.0, 5

Return value

Returns the default character set name for the current connection.