How to make PDO run SET NAMES utf8 each time I connect, In ZendFramework

Question

How to make PDO adapter run SET NAMES utf8 each time I connect, In ZendFramework. I am using an INI file to save the adapter config data. what entries should I add there?

Answer 1

In your bootstrap file...

$db = Zend_Db::factory($adapter, $config);
$db->query("SET NAMES 'utf8'");

then you save this instance in your registry

Zend_Registry::set('db', $db);

Answer 2

fear my google-fu

$pdo = new PDO(
    'mysql:host=mysql.example.com;dbname=example_db',
    "username",
    "password",
    array(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES utf8"));

first hit ;)