[osflash] mySQL database problem with greek.

[Darren Cook]

> When I insert and show english text from the database it all works fine.
> When I insert greek text in the database, it is shown in the flash with
> "?????" and if I look in the phpAdmin, the data isnt inserted corrrectly.
> Moreover, when I insert greek text throught the phpAdmin, it also doesnt
> show correctly in the flash.
> The encoding in the database is set to utf_unicode_ci.

Assuming your data is in UTF-8 and isn't genuinely being corrupted
somewhere along the way, the usual cause of this is that you need to pass:
  SET NAMES UTF8;

to mysql at the beginning of your database session. E.g. send it just
after connecting.

Darren


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