mysql_client_encoding
(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)
mysql_client_encoding — Returns the name of the character set
This extension was deprecated in PHP 5.5.0, and it was removed in PHP 7.0.0. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide. Alternatives to this function include:
Description
$link_identifier = NULL): string
Retrieves the character_set variable from MySQL.
Parameters
-
link_identifier -
The MySQL connection. If the link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by mysql_connect() is assumed. If no such link is found, it will try to create one as if mysql_connect() had been called with no arguments. If no connection is found or established, an
E_WARNINGlevel error is generated.
Return Values
Returns the default character set name for the current connection.
Examples
Example #1 mysql_client_encoding() example
<?php
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
$charset = mysql_client_encoding($link);
echo "The current character set is: $charset\n";
?>
The above example will output something similar to:
The current character set is: latin1
See Also
- mysql_set_charset() - Sets the client character set
- mysql_real_escape_string() - Escapes special characters in a string for use in an SQL statement
