Subject: CHAR field with charset UTF8 and COLLATION UNICODE_CI_AI or UTF8 PHP is loading white spaces Example 'S ' instead of 'S' Environment Windows 10 PHP 7.0.12 x64 VC14 TS Apache Lounge 2.4.23 x64 VC14 firebird 2.5.5 configuration php.ini default_charset = "UTF-8" connection to the database ibase_connect ( "localhost:" DB, user, pw, "UTF8". connection PHP script file in UTF-8 PHP script file with the test in UFT-8 response header Content-Type: text / html; charset = UTF-8 file.html <meta charset="UTF-8"> Migration in Firebird 2.5.5 charset ISO8859_1 collate PT_BR to UTF8 and UNICODE_CI_AI (firebird 2.5.5) DDL SET SQL DIALECT 3; SET NAMES UTF8; SET CLIENTLIB 'C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_2_5_5\WOW64\fbclient.dll'; CREATE DATABASE 'D:\MYDB_UTF8.FDB' USER 'SYSDBA' PASSWORD 'A' PAGE_SIZE 4096 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET UTF8 COLLATION UNICODE_CI_AI; CREATE TABLE USUARIO ( CODIGO INTEGER NOT NULL, USUARIO VARCHAR(20) CHARACTER SET UTF8 NOT NULL COLLATE UNICODE_CI_AI, SENHA VARCHAR(10) CHARACTER SET UTF8 NOT NULL COLLATE UNICODE_CI_AI, CODCIDADE INTEGER, ACESSOSISTEMA CHAR(1) CHARACTER SET UTF8 COLLATE UNICODE_CI_AI, CPF VARCHAR(12) CHARACTER SET UTF8 COLLATE UNICODE_CI_AI ); Example CHAR SIZE 1 in the database 'S' In php results 'S ' instead of 'S' vardump (char_field) string (4) "S " (Both ibase_query as PDO) Its a configuration problem, bug or not full support to UFT-8? Thank you very much!