2.3.4.10. The Character Set Dialog
The MySQL server supports multiple character sets and it is
possible to set a default server character set that is applied
to all tables, columns, and databases unless overridden. Use
the dialog to change the
default character set of the MySQL server.
: Choose
this option if you want to use latin1
as the default server character set.
latin1 is used for English and many
Western European languages.
: Choose this option if you
want to use utf8 as the default server
character set. This is a Unicode character set that can
store characters from many different languages.
: Choose this option if you want to
pick the server's default character set manually. Choose
the desired character set from the provided drop-down
list.
