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vtiger CRM Database UTF-8 Configuration (For MySQL)

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Ta le of Contents ! "ntrod#ction......................................................................................................3 2 $y%&' (T)-* %#pport........................................................................................3 2.! 2.2 2.3 2., %erver 'evel...............................................................................................3 +ata ase 'evel...........................................................................................3 Ta le 'evel................................................................................................., Col#mn 'evel..............................................................................................,

3 vtiger "nstallation.............................................................................................., vtiger Confirmation %ettings................................................................................. - /eferences........................................................................................................0

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! "ntrod#ction
vtiger -.!.0 lets yo# work with (T)-* now. 1e have made o#r est efforts to provide this s#pport in the entire prod#ct. To have complete s#pport the data ase #sed for vtiger sho#ld e to handle (T)-* character set. This doc#ment aims at descri ing some of the details we gathered d#ring the development.

2 $y%&' (T)-* %#pport


$y%&' data ase provides several ways to ena le (T)-*.
2.1 Server Level

The (T)-* s#pport can e config#red to the entire $y%&' server data ases. This can prove a it costly if other application data ase does not need (T)-* s#pport. To achieve this yo# need to config#re $y%&' server config#ration file 2my.ini or my.cnf3 with the following details4 [mysql] default-character-set=utf8 [mysqld] collation_server=utf8_unicode_ci character_set_server=utf8 default-character-set=utf8 init_connect='SET collation_connection = utf8_general_ci' init_connect='SET N !ES utf8'
NOT 4 5o# sho#ld restart $y%&' data ase server after the changes are made. To check if the changes were applied6 open command line $y%&'. Type %781 9A/"A:';%< and verify the val#es displayed.

2.2 Database Level

5o# can ena led (T)-* s#pport for selected $y%&' data ase. This serves as the defa#lt val#e when ta le is created witho#t specifying the character set. "#E TE $ T % SE &d'name( $E) *+T ", # "TE# SET utf8 $E) *+T "-++ TE utf8_general_ci.

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"f yo# have an e=isting data ase with other character set and collate type4 +TE# $ T % SE &d'name( $E) *+T ", # "TE# SET utf8 $E) *+T "-++ TE utf8_general_ci.
NOT 4 All ta les created after this alter will have #tf* s#pport.

2.! Table Level

5o# can ena le (T)-* s#pport >#st for a single ta le.


2." Colu#n Level

5o# can ena le (T)-* s#pport for a specific te=t type col#mn6 this will override all other settings.

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3 vtiger "nstallation
"f yo# are creating data ase d#ring the installation process make s#re that ;na le (T)-* select o= is checked.

"f yo# are creating data ase efore installation make yo# ena le (T)-* s#pport at data ase level as disc#ssed in the earlier section.

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, vtiger Confirmation %ettings


+ata ase (T)-* s#pport is checked d#ring the settings confirmation step of installation. This check is ased on the data ase character set and collation val#es. "f the data ase is detected to s#pport (T)-* then it is shown as ;na led as shown elow4

"f yo# are #sing e=isting data ase witho#t (T)-* s#pport it will e highlighted.

5o# can contin#e with the installation #t the (T)-* s#pport will not e completely availa le.

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- /eferences
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