cannot post hebrew to mysql

Question

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How to make MySQL handle UTF-8 properly

I'm trying to add an Hebrew in my data base From a simple form I get letters like this

שלו×

Instead of

"שלום"

link

But I can not

What is the problem ,and whether it can be fixed? Thanks to anyone who can help

Answer 1

Select utf-8 charset.

mysql_set_charset('utf8',$link);

http://php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-set-charset.php