Comments on: Fixing a MySQL Character Encoding Mismatch http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion Alex King, Denver Web Developer Thu, 24 May 2012 16:30:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Playing with the WordPress database » A Mind @ Play http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-180744 Playing with the WordPress database » A Mind @ Play Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:20:59 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-180744 [...] an excellent guide was available on Alex King’s blog. For more information and follow-up comments, you should definitely read the full post, but [...] [...] an excellent guide was available on Alex King’s blog. For more information and follow-up comments, you should definitely read the full post, but [...]

]]> By: WordPress 2.9 Illegal Mix of Collations in Database | chris hardy http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-179990 WordPress 2.9 Illegal Mix of Collations in Database | chris hardy Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:32:10 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-179990 [...] article by alex king This entry was posted in database administration, linux server administration, mysql, WordPress by chris. Bookmark the permalink. [...] [...] article by alex king This entry was posted in database administration, linux server administration, mysql, WordPress by chris. Bookmark the permalink. [...]

]]> By: Simon Litchfield http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-164652 Simon Litchfield Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:58:27 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-164652 Geek in chief, and everybody else here-- here's a silver bullet to automagically fix your dumps! -- https://gist.github.com/1282752 It fixes double encoded mysqldumps and also removes any windows cp1252 gremlins. Enjoy! Geek in chief, and everybody else here– here’s a silver bullet to automagically fix your dumps! –
https://gist.github.com/1282752

It fixes double encoded mysqldumps and also removes any windows cp1252 gremlins.

Enjoy!

]]> By: Strange Characters in my WordPress Blog - The Lone Sysadmin — The Lone Sysadmin http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-161234 Strange Characters in my WordPress Blog - The Lone Sysadmin — The Lone Sysadmin Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:32:45 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-161234 [...] King had wrote about this problem a few years ago. Older WordPress databases contain UTF-8 data, but have their defaults set to [...] [...] King had wrote about this problem a few years ago. Older WordPress databases contain UTF-8 data, but have their defaults set to [...]

]]> By: Moving MySQL database from LATIN1 to UTF-8 the easy way – Oakbox http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-156918 Moving MySQL database from LATIN1 to UTF-8 the easy way – Oakbox Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:02:54 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-156918 [...] if you have seen any other posts on the internet about this topic, you know that there are horror stories enough to make a grown administrator quake in his [...] [...] if you have seen any other posts on the internet about this topic, you know that there are horror stories enough to make a grown administrator quake in his [...]

]]> By: Geek in Chief http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-149763 Geek in Chief Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:10:04 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-149763 I have a big problem. My old server is gone, over, fini so I can't re-export the data file. Is there any way to convert a backup file that already has the wacky characters in it? I have a big problem. My old server is gone, over, fini so I can’t re-export the data file. Is there any way to convert a backup file that already has the wacky characters in it?

]]> By: Deb http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-147453 Deb Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:38:30 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-147453 Great tutorial, step #3 is critical. I forgot a couple of times to rename back to UTF-8 and it messed me up. Great tutorial, step #3 is critical. I forgot a couple of times to rename back to UTF-8 and it messed me up.

]]> By: Ong Jiin Joo : Moving Chinese encoding (UTF-8) on Wordpress from MySQL 4 to 5 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-146805 Ong Jiin Joo : Moving Chinese encoding (UTF-8) on Wordpress from MySQL 4 to 5 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:10:06 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-146805 [...] some inspiration from http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion and http://codex.wordpress.org/Converting_Database_Character_Sets I realized that the reason the [...] [...] some inspiration from http://alexking.org/[...]8-conversion and http://codex.wordpre[...]aracter_Sets I realized that the reason the [...]

]]> By: Dallmeier http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-139199 Dallmeier Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:13:17 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-139199 If you use InnoDB-tables (TYPO3, Magento etc.), then it could be possible, that relations between the tables will produce errors (in restore-process). To deactivate the checks you must insert an sql-statement: "set foreign_key_checks=0;". If you use InnoDB-tables (TYPO3, Magento etc.), then it could be possible, that relations between the tables will produce errors (in restore-process). To deactivate the checks you must insert an sql-statement: “set foreign_key_checks=0;”.

]]> By: Gwyn http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-138353 Gwyn Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:16:48 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-138353 Thank you this method worked well. You saved me a lot of head scratching. Thank you this method worked well.
You saved me a lot of head scratching.

]]> By: Tom http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-132577 Tom Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:10:19 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-132577 Thanks Alex, I just used parts of your technique to transfer an old WP blog to my dev box. I didn't need to change the create table charset as they were already in utf8 probably due to upgrades, but the content was all latin1 encoded. I had to use mysqldump with the --default-character-set=latin1 flag to export the data, and then used Notepad++ to convert the file to UTF8. I then imported the sql file using phpmyadmin without issues. Thanks Alex,

I just used parts of your technique to transfer an old WP blog to my dev box. I didn’t need to change the create table charset as they were already in utf8 probably due to upgrades, but the content was all latin1 encoded.

I had to use mysqldump with the –default-character-set=latin1 flag to export the data, and then used Notepad++ to convert the file to UTF8. I then imported the sql file using phpmyadmin without issues.

]]> By: Andrew http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-129146 Andrew Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:08:26 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-129146 Thanks Alex, this worked brilliant. I suspected it would as I did a similar thing with an Ushahidi installation as their older versions weren't using utf8 (they are now). Thanks Alex, this worked brilliant. I suspected it would as I did a similar thing with an Ushahidi installation as their older versions weren’t using utf8 (they are now).

]]> By: WordPress 2.9 Illegal Mix of Collations in Database | semioticpixels scratch pad http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-128921 WordPress 2.9 Illegal Mix of Collations in Database | semioticpixels scratch pad Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:20:58 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-128921 [...] article on changing collation article by alex king VN:F [1.8.2_1042]please wait...Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)VN:F [1.8.2_1042]Rating: 0 (from 0 [...] [...] article on changing collation article by alex king VN:F [1.8.2_1042]please wait…Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)VN:F [1.8.2_1042]Rating: 0 (from 0 [...]

]]> By: Indo-European languages & Europe » Blog Archive » How to Fix a MySQL Character Encoding Mismatch in WordPress http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-116434 Indo-European languages & Europe » Blog Archive » How to Fix a MySQL Character Encoding Mismatch in WordPress Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:15:21 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-116434 [...] reading some posts (e.g. this, this or this one) about how to fix it, I decided to solve it using one of the simple plugins out [...] [...] reading some posts (e.g. this, this or this one) about how to fix it, I decided to solve it using one of the simple plugins out [...]

]]> By: András Tóth http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-105803 András Tóth Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:12:04 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2008/03/06/mysql-latin1-utf8-conversion#comment-105803 Thanks guys! I can't believe it how simple it is... I've been thinking about using more complex solutions, but it's easy and cunning. Thanks guys! I can’t believe it how simple it is… I’ve been thinking about using more complex solutions, but it’s easy and cunning.

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