The installation puts character-set-server=utf8
in my.ini
by default. Is it better to use utf8mb4
instead of clean utf8
and if Yes, why utf8mb4
is not set by default?
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What version are you running? – Rick James Jan 13 at 0:44
depending on Version utf8 is a synonym for utf8mb3 or utf8mb4.
so you are always compatible with the version and you can restore a backup without problems, if the version has no utf8mb4 support
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Does it mean that comparisons like
utf8 vs utf8mb4
are obsolete becauseutf8
is now not the oldutf8
? – i486 Jan 12 at 15:43 -
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