my.ini
[client]
port=3306
[mysql]
[b]default-character-set=utf8[/b]
# SERVER SECTION
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# The following options will be read by the MySQL Server. Make sure that
# you have installed the server correctly (see above) so it reads this
# file.
#
[mysqld]
# The TCP/IP Port the MySQL Server will listen on
port=3306
#Path to installation directory. All paths are usually resolved relative to this.
basedir="E:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.1/"
#Path to the database root
datadir="E:/Program Files/MySQL/Data/Data/"
# The default character set that will be used when a new schema or table is
# created and no character set is defined
[b]
default-character-set=utf8[/b]
SHOW VARIABLES LIKE '%set%';
mysql>
mysql>
mysql> SHOW VARIABLES LIKE '%set%';
+--------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+--------------------------+----------------------------------------+
| auto_increment_offset | 1 |
| character_set_client | latin1 |
| character_set_connection | latin1 |
| character_set_database | latin1 |
| character_set_filesystem | binary |
| character_set_results | latin1 |
| character_set_server | latin1 |
| character_set_system | utf8 |
| character_sets_dir | E:\Program Files\sqlmy\share\charsets\ |
+--------------------------+----------------------------------------+
9 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>