Why does PHP automatically convert Cyrillic characters to HTML entities?

[snapcount@gmail.com]

When I enter Cyrillic characters into MySQL, it gets converted to ш or
something. How do I disable this and is there any workaround?



Thanks

[snapcount@gmail.com]

Re: Why does PHP automatically convert Cyrillic characters to HTML entities?

Actually, characters get converted to &#1096 or something :)

[snapcount@gmail.com]

Re: Why does PHP automatically convert Cyrillic characters to HTML entities?

Anybody?

[milahu]

Re: Why does PHP automatically convert Cyrillic characters to HTML entities?

PHP != MySQL

[Good Man]

Re: Why does PHP automatically convert Cyrillic characters to HTML entities?

snapcount@gmail .com wrote in news:1146433679 .940597.121130
@g10g2000cwb.go oglegroups.com:
[color=blue]
> When I enter Cyrillic characters into MySQL, it gets converted to ш or
> something. How do I disable this and is there any workaround?[/color]

look at the charset of your particular MySQL table...

[Chung Leong]

Re: Why does PHP automatically convert Cyrillic characters to HTML entities?


snapcount@gmail .com wrote:[color=blue]
> When I enter Cyrillic characters into MySQL, it gets converted to ш or
> something. How do I disable this and is there any workaround?
>
>
>
> Thanks[/color]

That's your web browser doing it.