(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)
mysql_client_encoding —Returns the name of the character set
This extension was deprecated in PHP 5.5.0, and it was removed in PHP 7.0.0.Instead, theMySQLi orPDO_MySQL extension should be used.See alsoMySQL: choosing an API guide.Alternatives to this function include:
Retrieves thecharacter_set variable from MySQL.
link_identifierThe MySQL connection. If thelink identifier is not specified, the last link opened bymysql_connect() is assumed. If no such link is found, itwill try to create one as ifmysql_connect() had been calledwith no arguments. If no connection is found or established, anE_WARNING level error is generated.
Returns the default character set name for the current connection.
Example #1mysql_client_encoding() example
<?php
$link=mysql_connect('localhost','mysql_user','mysql_password');
$charset=mysql_client_encoding($link);
echo"The current character set is:$charset\n";
?>The above example will outputsomething similar to:
The current character set is: latin1