Comments on: Drupal : Change DB and table collation to Unicode (UTF-8) http://teqsnacks.com/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/ Simple CMS, Blogging, Tech, SEO and Social Media Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Grant http://teqsnacks.com/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-233 Grant Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:55:48 +0000 http://www.filination.com/tech/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-233 That is using the Alter table syntax! So yes. If you have no data to worry about, you can do a mysqldump, change the collation in the text file, and then upload the dumpfile. Comment 5 suggestion , looks overblown but maybe an easy solution if you are a windows user. Otherwise you can do a mysqldump, change the table defs collation, and use recode or iconv unix utilities on the dump file. I think I had success with iconv in the past. Make sure you keep a backup! That is using the Alter table syntax! So yes.

If you have no data to worry about, you can do a mysqldump, change the collation in the text file, and then upload the dumpfile.

Comment 5 suggestion , looks overblown but maybe an easy solution if you are a windows user.

Otherwise you can do a mysqldump, change the table defs collation, and use recode or iconv unix utilities on the dump file. I think I had success with iconv in the past.

Make sure you keep a backup!

]]> By: iGuide http://teqsnacks.com/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-232 iGuide Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:33:25 +0000 http://www.filination.com/tech/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-232 Great! Can this also be done with the ALTER TABLE syntax? Great! Can this also be done with the ALTER TABLE syntax?

]]> By: fiLi http://teqsnacks.com/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-227 fiLi Sun, 20 May 2007 12:27:59 +0000 http://www.filination.com/tech/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-227 I'm not sure this is what you mean, but the following might be helpful: <a href="http://drupal.org/node/89210" rel="nofollow">Content search-n-replace?</a> Naturally, this can be done on the dump with a big-text-files editor. I'm not sure this is what you mean, but the following might be helpful:
Content search-n-replace?

Naturally, this can be done on the dump with a big-text-files editor.

]]> By: Grant http://teqsnacks.com/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-231 Grant Thu, 10 May 2007 15:43:46 +0000 http://www.filination.com/tech/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-231 Thankyou by the way - this still results in some character recall issues on my database i.e. GB pound signs that were previously okay must have been encoded in latin. I experienced this problem exporting from mysql 4 database to 4.1. Using mysqldump. Thankyou by the way - this still results in some character recall issues on my database i.e. GB pound signs that were previously okay must have been encoded in latin. I experienced this problem exporting from mysql 4 database to 4.1. Using mysqldump.

]]> By: fiLi http://teqsnacks.com/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-228 fiLi Thu, 10 May 2007 12:49:53 +0000 http://www.filination.com/tech/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-228 Oh, yeah :$ Thanks for catching that. Oh, yeah :$

Thanks for catching that.

]]> By: Grant http://teqsnacks.com/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-230 Grant Thu, 10 May 2007 10:57:47 +0000 http://www.filination.com/tech/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-230 Sorry before the done in the for line. Sorry before the done in the for line.

]]> By: Grant http://teqsnacks.com/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-229 Grant Thu, 10 May 2007 10:36:57 +0000 http://www.filination.com/tech/2007/04/27/drupal-change-db-and-table-collation-to-unicode-utf-8/#comment-229 There is a semi colon missing in your code There is a semi colon missing in your code

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