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Indeed. To ensure MySQL stores "real" UTF-8 one has to use "utf8mb4" instead of "utf8", which just rolls off the tongue and backwards (in)compatibility seems to
by mfontani 6y ago
Indeed. To ensure MySQL stores "real" UTF-8 one has to use "utf8mb4" instead of "utf8", which just rolls off the tongue and backwards (in)compatibility seems to be the reason why one can't just DWIM things backwards... "utf8mb4 or bust" it is, then!