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How Can I Change the Default Character Set and Collation for a Database in MySQL? (Doc ID 1023320.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 03, 2022

Applies to:

MySQL Server - Version 4.0 and later
All Platforms
 

Goal

Change the default character set or collation for a database in MySQL.

Solution

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