Mysql - Mysql2::Error: Incorrect string value:

Question

So I built a scraper and am pulling in some objects. The issue is some are foreign languages and it is tripping the mysql db up a bit. This is the error I got. Any idea what I c

Answer 1

Probably your table is set to a non Utf8 CHARACTER SET. You can change this with this sql:

ALTER TABLE `your_database_name`.`your_table` CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET utf8