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Asked: 2026-05-20T02:36:29+00:00

I use PHP/mySQL combo and sometimes see foreign characters entered with some names. I

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I use PHP/mySQL combo and sometimes see foreign characters entered with some names. I see them stored properly in mySQL but when they output in a browsers there’s some garbage.
How to I support these on my website? I’m not trying to support all, just a few basic perhaps.

Example below:

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  1. Editorial Team

    You have to ensure that you’re correctly understanding

    • the charset the form is submitted with
    • the encoding handing within PHP (which is atrocious)
    • the encoding MySQL is using in the database
    • the encoding you’re telling the browser your document has

    If any of these steps messes up, you’ll have problems at some point.

    I suggest you use utf8 for everything you have control over.

    FAQ for handling encoding in PHP

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