Re: [PHP] Japanese entry into MySQL and into emails
From: - Edwin - (copperwa11s_at_yahoo.co.jp)
Date: 10/30/03
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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 23:13:20 +0900 To: "Dave G" <ml@autotelic.com>
Hi,
On 2003.10.30, at 18:11 Asia/Tokyo, Dave G wrote:
> PHP Gurus,
> Hello, I'm new to this list. I'm very much new to PHP, so my
> questions will be very basic.
> I have two things I need to do in Japanese:
>
> 1. Store people's names in kanji in my MySQL database.
> To this end, I've set up an INSERT command without doing
> anything different than usual, and then at the HTML interface, just
> typed in some Japanese text (on an English Windows XP machine, Opera
> 7.2, using Microsoft's global IME text entry). When I looked in my
> database via phpMyAdmin, the field looked like it was filled with ASCII
> gibberish.
Most probably, you're using phpMyAdmin in English. Choose "EUC-JP" when
entering or viewing data.
> 2. Send kanji text via PHPs mail() command.
> I've set up a form on a web page, that posts to a PHP script
> that will send me feedback from the users. Again, I didn't set up
> anything different than I would for English usage. When I received the
> mail, it came out as ASCII gibberish again.
Have you tried the examples here?
http://jp2.php.net/manual/en/function.mb-send-mail.php
> I've searched some on the web, and in this lists archives, and I
> understand that I can possibly use mbstring functions in order to
> resolve this. However, the manual for this function on php.net is a
> little beyond my ability to understand it. I'm confused by the need to
> set "internal encoding", and/or also setting the "character set". My
> web
> site is on a virtual host, and I don't know if I have access to make
> such adjustments.
>
> Can someone please explain in beginners terms how do I set up my
> PHP scripts to enter Japanese kanji safely into a database and into an
> email?
You'll find some info about "internal encoding" here:
And, you'll be able to set the values by using this:
http://jp2.php.net/manual/en/function.ini-set.php
Make sure to read this as well:
http://jp2.php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.php
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