mysqli_character_set_name

Description

Returns the current character set for the database connection specified by the link parameter.

Example 1. Using the mysqli_character_set_name function <?php /* Open a connection */ $link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "username", "password"); /* Print current character set */ $charset = mysqli_character_set_name($link); printf ("Current character set is %s\n",$charset); ?>

See also mysqli_real_escape_string().