外来字符 - 保存到数据库？ [重复]

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I have words like this in my fields:

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When I save them to the database it becomes:

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I have tried:

htmlspecialchars
$db->escape
mysql_real_escape_string

What is the correct solution to saving this to a mysql database using PHP?

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Answer 1

Do the following, after initialising the connection: mysqli_set_charset("utf8");