mysqli::character_set_name

    mysqli_character_set_name

    (PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    mysqli::character_set_name -- mysqli_character_set_name — Returns the current character set of the database connection

    Description

    Object-oriented style

    publicmysqli::character_set_name(): string

    Procedural style

    mysqli_character_set_name(mysqli$mysql): string

    Returns the current character set of the database connection.

    Parameters

    mysql

    Procedural style only: A mysqli object returned by mysqli_connect() or mysqli_init()

    Return Values

    The current character set of the connection

    Examples

    Example #1 mysqli::character_set_name() example

    Object-oriented style

    <?php

    mysqli_report    (MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
    $mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");


    $mysqli->set_charset('utf8mb4');


    $charset = $mysqli->character_set_name();
    printf("Current character set is %s\n", $charset);

    Procedural style

    <?php

    mysqli_report    (MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
    $mysqli = mysqli_connect("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");


    mysqli_set_charset($mysqli, 'utf8mb4');


    $charset = mysqli_character_set_name($mysqli);
    printf("Current character set is %s\n", $charset);

    The above examples will output:

    Current character set is utf8mb4

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