Comments on: Correcting weird characters in MySQL http://figure-w.co.uk/putting-right-weird-characters-in-mysql/ web development for growing business Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:21:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Alfred Armstrong http://figure-w.co.uk/putting-right-weird-characters-in-mysql/comment-page-1/#comment-48685 Alfred Armstrong Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:19:09 +0000 http://likemind.co.uk/?p=308#comment-48685 Glad to be of help, Derik. One of those cases where an obscure piece of knowledge is worth passing on. Glad to be of help, Derik. One of those cases where an obscure piece of knowledge is worth passing on.

]]> By: Derik Rhodes http://figure-w.co.uk/putting-right-weird-characters-in-mysql/comment-page-1/#comment-48679 Derik Rhodes Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:10:24 +0000 http://likemind.co.uk/?p=308#comment-48679 This really helped me out. I was creating a new database and needed to using information from an old database. After dumping the data from the old db into the new db, I noticed funky characters. I did not realize that I needed to include those 4 lines that you have posted here. I'd seen those lines before but they looked just like comments to me. I didn't realize they played any role in setting character information. After pasting those lines into the .sql file in question, I imported to the new db and everything was back to normal. Thanks again for the post, it really helped me out. This really helped me out. I was creating a new database and needed to using information from an old database. After dumping the data from the old db into the new db, I noticed funky characters.

I did not realize that I needed to include those 4 lines that you have posted here. I’d seen those lines before but they looked just like comments to me. I didn’t realize they played any role in setting character information.

After pasting those lines into the .sql file in question, I imported to the new db and everything was back to normal.

Thanks again for the post, it really helped me out.

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