Support optional charset
parameter for full UTF-8 support (utf8mb4
)
#135
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This changeset adds support for an optional
charset
parameter for full UTF-8 support (utf8mb4
).By default, the connection uses the
utf8
charset encoding. Note thatMySQL's
utf8
encoding (also known asutf8mb3
) predates what is nowknown as UTF-8 and for historical reasons doesn't support emojis and
other characters. If you want full UTF-8 support, you can pass the
charset encoding like this:
Resolves / closes #133
Refs #131