PHP mysqli character_set_name() Function

Example - Object Oriented style

Return the default character set for the database connection:

<?php
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");

if ($mysqli -> connect_errno) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . $mysqli -> connect_error;
exit();
}

$charset = $mysqli -> character_set_name();
echo "Default character set is: " . $charset;

$mysqli -> close();
?>

Look at example of procedural style at the bottom.

Definition and Usage

The character_set_name() / mysqli_character_set_name() function returns the default character set for the database connection.

Syntax

Object oriented style:

$mysqli -> character_set_name()

Procedural style:

mysqli_character_set_name(connection)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
connection	Required. Specifies the MySQL connection to use

Technical Details

Return Value:	The default character set for the specified connection
PHP Version:	5+

Example - Procedural style

Return the default character set for the database connection:

<?php
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");

if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
exit();
}

$charset=mysqli_character_set_name($con);
echo "Default character set is: " . $charset;

mysqli_close($con);
?>

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