From: toyomoyo <toyomoyo>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:26:04 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: merged added code to force mysql db to change default encoding during fresh installation
X-Git-Url: http://git.mjollnir.org/gw?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a6eb09d977be90eacfb066005bc373f0b31b7878;p=moodle.git

merged added code to force mysql db to change default encoding during fresh installation
---

diff --git a/admin/index.php b/admin/index.php
index cc6dcb137e..de37e4aab1 100644
--- a/admin/index.php
+++ b/admin/index.php
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@
 
     /// Both old .sql files and new install.xml are supported
     /// But we prioritise install.xml (XMLDB) if present
+    
+        change_db_encoding(); // first try to change db encoding to utf8
         $status = false;
         if (file_exists("$CFG->libdir/db/install.xml")) {
             $status = install_from_xmldb_file("$CFG->libdir/db/install.xml"); //New method
diff --git a/lib/ddllib.php b/lib/ddllib.php
index 4c48f7e1a1..2eefddabc3 100644
--- a/lib/ddllib.php
+++ b/lib/ddllib.php
@@ -1140,4 +1140,15 @@ function rename_index($table, $index, $newname, $continue=true, $feedback=true)
     return execute_sql_arr($sqlarr, $continue, $feedback);
 }
 
+/* trys to change default db encoding to utf8, if empty db
+ */
+function change_db_encoding() {
+    global $CFG, $db;  
+    // try forcing utf8 collation, if mysql db and no tables present
+    if (!$db->Metatables() && ($CFG->dbtype=='mysql')) {
+        $SQL = 'ALTER DATABASE '.$CFG->dbname.' CHARACTER SET utf8';
+        execute_sql($SQL, false); // silent, if it fails it fails
+    }
+}
+
 ?>