MYSQL_CLIENT_ENCODING(3) 1 MYSQL_CLIENT_ENCODING(3)
mysql_client_encoding - Returns the name of the character set
SYNOPSIS
Warning
This extension is deprecated as of PHP 5.5.0, and will be removed in the future. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should
be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide and related FAQ for more information. Alternatives to this function include:
omysqli_character_set_name(3)
string mysql_client_encoding ([resource $link_identifier = NULL])
DESCRIPTION
Retrieves the character_set variable from MySQL.
o $
link_identifier -The MySQL connection. If the link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by mysql_connect(3) is
assumed. If no such link is found, it will try to create one as if mysql_connect(3) was called with no arguments. If no connection
is found or established, an E_WARNING level error is generated.
Returns the default character set name for the current connection.
Example #1
mysql_client_encoding(3) example
<?php
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
$charset = mysql_client_encoding($link);
echo "The current character set is: $charset
";
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
The current character set is: latin1
mysql_set_charset(3), mysql_real_escape_string(3).
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