Re:In MySQL, use “utf8mb4” instead of “utf8” (2016)
by wanderr on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @01:05PM
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Yes. I’ve been burned by this exact issue in the past, not realizing that utf8 was not really utf8 in mysql-land. That is a major, major WTF IMO.
But I’ve also seen people relying on validation at the time of insertion so many times that I wanted to warn against that, too. Not in argument against the need for utf8mb4.
But I’ve also seen people relying on validation at the time of insertion so many times that I wanted to warn against that, too. Not in argument against the need for utf8mb4.