PHP mysqli_character_set_name() Function

PHP mysqli_character_set_name() returns the default character set for the database connection.

Syntax

string mysqli_character_set_name(connection);

mysqli_character_set_name() Function Parameter

ParameterDescription
Connection :Required parameter. The MySQL connection to be used

mysqli_character_set_name() Function Return Value

Return Values :The default character set for the current connection.

mysqli_character_set_name() Function Example

<?php
$con = mysqli_connect("localhost","user","password","db");
if (mysqli_connect_errno())
{
	echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
}

$charset = mysqli_character_set_name($con);
echo "Current character set is " . $charset;

mysqli_close($con);
?>