Character encoding php mysql
I have a table where the data are stored like boîtes with none utf8 characters. Now I have my php script which works fine on my local machine. $utf = utf8_decode($details); echo "UTF8-DE : ".$utf."<hr>";-> `boîtes` When I put this script on another machine its not working its echoing boîtes . I am sure it depends on the charset of the php or server? Any help please Try set_charset function For mySqli mysqli_set_charset($connection, "utf8"); For mySql mysql_set_charset("UTF8", $connection); Alternative mysql_query("SET NAMES 'utf8'"); mysql_query("SET CHARACTER SET utf8"); mysql_query("SET