mysql插不了中文的问题

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mysql> use educ;
Database changed
mysql> show table;
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your
MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '' at line 1
mysql> show tables;
+----------------+
| Tables_in_educ |
+----------------+
| person         |
| student        |
+----------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> describe person;//查看表的结构！！

myslq>show create table person; //显示创建表的脚本代码！！

 

mysql> alter table person modify pname varchar(10),address varchar(40) character set gbk;

ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your
MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'address varchar(40) character set gbk' at lin
e 1

mysql> alter table person modify pname varchar(10) character set gbk;  //修改character为 GBK，让其支持中文！！！！
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.22 sec)
Records: 1  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0

 

mysql> alter table person modify address varchar(40) character set gbk;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.30 sec)
Records: 1  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0

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