Configurare MySQL pentru UTF-8

my.cnf

[client]
default-character-set=utf8

[mysqld]
default-character-set=utf8
default-collation=utf8_unicode_ci

max_allowed_packet=16M

[mysqldump]
max_allowed_packet = 16M

Convertire bază de date veche

ALTER DATABASE db_name
	CHARACTER SET utf8
	DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8
	COLLATE utf8_general_ci
	DEFAULT COLLATE utf8_general_ci
	;

ALTER TABLE tbl_name
	DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8
	COLLATE utf8_general_ci
	;

Inițializare baza de date noua

CREATE DATABASE db_name
	CHARACTER SET utf8
	DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8
	COLLATE utf8_general_ci
	DEFAULT COLLATE utf8_general_ci
	;