Question

set names utf8 mysql doesn't work

Asked by: vidda22

Hi folks!
I have server, that just had to be reloaded.
So obviously nightmare of encoding started again.
When I connect to database i execute These:
                        $sql = 'set names utf8; ';
                        $sql.= "set sql_mode='STRICT_ALL_TABLES'";

                        mysql_query($sql);

                        mysql_query('SET character_set_connection=utf8');
                        mysql_query('SET character_set_client=utf8');
                        mysql_query('SET character_set_results=utf8');
when I do
echo mysql_client_encoding($db);
before and after these queries it says
latin1

Why????
Help please!

THAT ARE MYSQL SYSTEM VARIABLES FOR CHARSETS:
 
	character_set_client 	utf8
	character_set_connection 	utf8
	character_set_database 	latin1
	character_set_filesystem 	binary
	character_set_results 	utf8
	character_set_server 	latin1
	character_set_system 	utf8
	character_sets_dir 	/usr/share/mysql/charsets/
	collation_connection 	utf8_general_ci
	collation_database 	latin1_swedish_ci
	collation_server 	latin1_swedish_ci

                                  
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by: vidda22Posted on 2009-10-10 at 06:13:59ID: 25542161

I think that the problem is when I execute sql file all utf8 characters change into this: Å: kind of thing
Te question is how to execute sql file and retain characters
as you can see from database variables
 character_set_database  latin1
Should I change tat?
if so than how?

I also can't connect now via other program like navicat to mysql user that I created.
Why?
It's all after this server reload

 

by: cedlinxPosted on 2009-10-10 at 14:17:27ID: 25543838

For the 1st question change
character_set_database       latin1
TO
character_set_database       utf8

Run the check again and if it still doesn't change, change
character_set_server       latin1
also TO
character_set_server       utf8.

For Question 2:
>>I also can't connect now via other program like navicat to mysql user that I created.
>>Why?

I think you shoul verify your connection parameters... userid, password, host and if they are still the same as before then please post the exact error you receive when you try to connect.

 

by: vidda22Posted on 2009-10-10 at 17:10:16ID: 25544349

Yes I would try to change characterset from
character_set_database       latin1
TO
character_set_database       utf8

BUT these variables that I listed above are not editable in MYSQL SYSTEM VARIABLES

For Question 2:
I tried to create few users, with very simple password, the error I am getting is:
2003 can't connect to MySQL server on 'IP address' (10065)

 

by: vidda22Posted on 2009-10-10 at 18:05:52ID: 25544527

Ok. Now I know it was firewall issue
I unlocked port 3306
but now for a change I get this error:
2003 can't connect to MySQL server on 'IP address' (10060)

What do I need to fix now? ;(

 

by: vidda22Posted on 2009-10-10 at 18:39:43ID: 25544589

Ok little update again I am very new to linux so please forgive me!
I didn't unlock port 3306, I only edited wrong file - ip6tables instead of iptables.
If someone can tell me an easy way of checking whether port 3306 is opened?
And if not how to open it.
Maybe this is the issue?

 

by: vidda22Posted on 2009-10-12 at 20:54:47ID: 31639608

To connect to remote database you need to add rule to ip-tables to open port 3306, once you do that character set is not a problem any more as you can use client like navicat ant id does it all for you...

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