mysqli_character_set_name
    (PHP 5 CVS only)
mysqli_character_set_name -- Returns the default character set for the database connection
Description
string 
mysqli_character_set_name ( resource link)
     Returns the current character set for the database connection specified by the
     link parameter.
    
     
Example 1. Using the mysqli_character_set_name function <?php
                                                     
    /* Open a connection */
    $link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "username", "password");
                                                                              
    /* Print current character set */
    $charset = mysqli_character_set_name($link);
    printf ("Current character set is %s\n",$charset);
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     See also mysqli_real_escape_string().