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Asked: 2026-06-13T23:18:06+00:00

Ok, quick question regarding charset/collation. If I have a database where the collation_database=latin1_swedish_ci but

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Ok, quick question regarding charset/collation.

If I have a database where the collation_database=latin1_swedish_ci but all the tables and columns have been created using utf8 will it differ from a database that has collation_database=utf8_general_ci with the same tables/columns? (I realise that creating new tables will pick up latin1 unless specified).

Am I right in thinking that collation_database (and character_set_database) are only defaults and they can just be overridden on table creation?

Cheers,
Dave

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  1. Editorial Team

    Yes, they are only defaults. The columns are the things that have an encoding in MySQL. If you do not specify an encoding for a column, the next higher default applies (table encoding, database encoding, server encoding). That’s all.

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