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mysqli::character_set_name

mysqli_character_set_name

Returns the current character set of the database connection

Description

Object-oriented style

public string mysqli::character_set_name()

Procedural style

string mysqli_character_set_name(mysqli $mysql)

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");

/* Set the default character set */
$mysqli->set_charset('utf8mb4');

/* Print current character set */
$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");

/* Set the default character set */
mysqli_set_charset($mysqli, 'utf8mb4');

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

The above examples will output:

Current character set is utf8mb4

See Also

  • mysqli_set_charset
  • mysqli_real_escape_string