mysqli::character_set_name

Definition and usage

The character_set_name() / mysqli_character_set_name() function is used to return the default character set of database connections.

Example

Example 1 - Object-Oriented Style

Returns 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 ( ) ;
?>

Example 2 - Procedural Style

Returns 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 ) ;
?>