mysql> show variables like "char%";
+--------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+--------------------------+----------------------------------+
| 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 | /usr/local/share/mysql/charsets/ |
+--------------------------+----------------------------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)mysql> set names 'cp1251';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> show variables like "char%";
+--------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+--------------------------+----------------------------------+
| character_set_client | cp1251 |
| character_set_connection | cp1251 |
| character_set_database | latin1 |
| character_set_filesystem | binary |
| character_set_results | cp1251 |
| character_set_server | latin1 |
| character_set_system | utf8 |
| character_sets_dir | /usr/local/share/mysql/charsets/ |
+--------------------------+----------------------------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> exit
Bye
mail1# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server restart
Stopping mysql.
Waiting for PIDS: 4627.
Starting mysql.
mail1# mysql
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2
Server version: 5.0.88 FreeBSD port: mysql-server-5.0.88
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
mysql> show variables like "char%";
+--------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+--------------------------+----------------------------------+
| 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 | /usr/local/share/mysql/charsets/ |
+--------------------------+----------------------------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
