arusp@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > is there a Runtime Configuration variable (php.ini) that defines "default > mysql connection character-set" like my.cnf's "default-character-set =" in > the [client] segment ? > > otherwise i have to execute "mysql_query('SET CHARACTER SET latin5');" > everytime after connecting the database . Errrr. Your mysql_connect should be in an include file anyway, so you should only have this in ONE file in the first place... I don't think there's a performance issue for "SET CHARACTER SET ..." is there? -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php