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richardvc
PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:07 pm 
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Hi,

I have a text file which has usernames in multiple languages. Fistname and Lastname.

If I want to import that in a mysql table, which charset I should use?

Usernames are in chinese, thai, english etc.

Thanks
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:45 pm 
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utf-8 would be the preferable catch-all. But it's not ideal for CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) display, because of controversies about Han unification. They have specific character sets that are more appropriate for those languages.

I guess the answer is, if you have to support everywhere, use unicode. If you are trying specifically to support one language, use the most appropriate charset for that language.
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