Using MySQL 4.1.3-beta-standard, PHP Version 4.4.6. I've also tried PHP Version 5.2.2 with exactly the same results.
I have a table with utf8_general_ci collation. If I use phpMyAdmin, I can insert Japanese text into it with no problem. However, a simple form I've created is inserting mangled Japanese text into MySQL. My form's page has a meta tag setting the charset to UTF-8. After the form has been submitted, I can echo the Japanese text to the feedback page just fine, so I assume the data is being sent properly encoded. 高橋アントニオ gets put into MySQL from my form as 高æ(c)‹ã‚¢ãƒ³ãƒˆãƒ‹ã‚ª But as I said, I can insert the same text via phpMyAdmin without any problem. The php code is as simple as I can make it $username = 'tony'; $password = 'emmauspa'; $name = '高橋アントニオ'; $email = '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; $gender = 'M'; $country = '4'; $nationality = '4'; $language = '1'; $dob = '1994-01-04'; $phone = '967-1261'; $connection = mysql_connect('localhost', 'user', 'password') or die ('Unable to connect!'); mysql_select_db('gdbase') or die ('Unable to select database!'); $query="INSERT INTO members (username, password, name, email, gender, country, nationality, language, dob, phone) VALUES('$username','$password','$name','$email','$gender',$country,$nationality,$language,'$dob','$phone')"; $result = mysql_query($query) or die ("Error in query: $query. " . mysql_error()); echo 'New record inserted with ID' . mysql_insert_id() . '<br />'; echo mysql_affected_rows() . 'records(s) affected.'; mysql_close($connection); My mbstring settings in php.ini: mbstring.detect_order = auto mbstring.encoding_translation = On mbstring.func_overload = 0 mbstring.http_input = auto mbstring.http_output = UTF-8 mbstring.internal_encoding = UTF-8 mbstring.language = Neutral mbstring.substitute_character = no value What the heck am I doing wrong, or how can I figure out where the problem is? I tried to follow the insertion routine in phpMyAdmin, but the code is way over my head. I've been at this for days and days. Thanks, Rich