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[MrGecko]

Hello I am trying to find a way in mysql to have Japanese text in my database along with chinese and english text. Is that possible?
I have a search engine and the only way I can think to avoid this is to have more than one table for each language.

Thanks,
Mr. Gecko

[coopster]

Does this resource help at all?
FAQ — MySQL Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Character Sets [dev.mysql.com]