[opensuse] php upgrade to 5.3.x creates utf8 issue wrt mysql communication
I've recently had to upgrade PHP on a long-running server (openSUSE 11.0). Yes, there are reasons why this hasn't been upgraded. I upgraded PHP to 5.3.0 which at first seemed to work just fine. However, one of the few, rarely used, web-apps left on this box is now having an encoding issue wrt mysql data and I simply cannot find the right setting to tweak. Everything should be in UTF8 - apache outputs utf8 etc., but when the data comes from mysql - when fetched with e.g. mysqli_fetch_assoc() - UTF8 characters are interpreted literally instead of as UTF8. My php.ini has default_charset = "UTF-8" mbstring.internal_encoding = "UTF-8" The database is in utf8: mysql> show create database db_example; db_example | CREATE DATABASE `db_example` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci */ | The apache config has: AddDefaultCharset UTF-8 I've now moved this web-app to a 2nd apache server, also running php 5.3 - the issue remains the same. I've tried adding mysqli_set_charset() to the code, no effect. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (15.4°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - your free DNS host, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
El 20/10/14 a las #4, Per Jessen escribió:
The database is in utf8:
mysql> show create database db_example;
db_example | CREATE DATABASE `db_example` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci */ |
What is the mysql *client* character set ? it is set with mysql(i)_set_charset from the web app. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Am 20.10.2014 um 11:11 schrieb Per Jessen:
I've recently had to upgrade PHP on a long-running server (openSUSE 11.0). Yes, there are reasons why this hasn't been upgraded. I upgraded PHP to 5.3.0 which at first seemed to work just fine. However, one of the few, rarely used, web-apps left on this box is now having an encoding issue wrt mysql data and I simply cannot find the right setting to tweak.
Everything should be in UTF8 - apache outputs utf8 etc., but when the data comes from mysql - when fetched with e.g. mysqli_fetch_assoc() - UTF8 characters are interpreted literally instead of as UTF8.
My php.ini has
default_charset = "UTF-8" mbstring.internal_encoding = "UTF-8"
The database is in utf8:
mysql> show create database db_example;
db_example | CREATE DATABASE `db_example` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci */ |
The apache config has:
AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
I've now moved this web-app to a 2nd apache server, also running php 5.3 - the issue remains the same.
I've tried adding mysqli_set_charset() to the code, no effect.
i had something similar a while back. all settings looked just fine but still problems ... the main keywords, which helped me fix that issue -> "get me out of mysql character set hell" https://www.google.de/search?q=get+me+out+of+mysql+character+set+hell point was, even all UTF-8 settings were right, the data inside mysql was still in another character encoding, causing all those problems. at the end i remember copying the mysql data to a temporary table, delete original data and then re-import from the temporary table with the right character encoding .... the google link above might send you on the right track ... best of luck & greetings becki -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Administrator Beckspaced.com wrote:
Am 20.10.2014 um 11:11 schrieb Per Jessen:
I've recently had to upgrade PHP on a long-running server (openSUSE 11.0). Yes, there are reasons why this hasn't been upgraded. I upgraded PHP to 5.3.0 which at first seemed to work just fine. However, one of the few, rarely used, web-apps left on this box is now having an encoding issue wrt mysql data and I simply cannot find the right setting to tweak.
Everything should be in UTF8 - apache outputs utf8 etc., but when the data comes from mysql - when fetched with e.g. mysqli_fetch_assoc() - UTF8 characters are interpreted literally instead of as UTF8.
My php.ini has
default_charset = "UTF-8" mbstring.internal_encoding = "UTF-8"
The database is in utf8:
mysql> show create database db_example;
db_example | CREATE DATABASE `db_example` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci */ |
The apache config has:
AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
I've now moved this web-app to a 2nd apache server, also running php 5.3 - the issue remains the same.
I've tried adding mysqli_set_charset() to the code, no effect.
i had something similar a while back. all settings looked just fine but still problems ...
the main keywords, which helped me fix that issue ->
"get me out of mysql character set hell"
https://www.google.de/search?q=get+me+out+of+mysql+character+set+hell
point was, even all UTF-8 settings were right, the data inside mysql was still in another character encoding, causing all those problems.
After a lot of pulling hairs, that is exactly where I ended up yesterday too. The data in the database was in fact written as ISO-8859-1, not UTF8. A 10 year old mistake, amazing. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (14.1°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free dynamic DNS, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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