Hi Ron, you should use CHARSET=utf8 COLLATE=utf8_unicode_ci in your table for a wide option of languages. Example: CREATE TABLE `t_my_table` ( `row_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL, `row_name` varchar(64) COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci NOT NULL, ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COLLATE=utf8_unicode_ci; Cheers. -- AndrÃs G. MontaÃez Zend Certified Engineer Montevideo - Uruguay -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php