mysql> set names utf8;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)


mysql> status
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D:\MySql\bin\mysql.exe  Ver 14.15 Distrib 6.0.11-alpha, for Win64 (unknown)


Connection id:          222
Current database:
Current user:           root@localhost
SSL:                    Not in use
Using delimiter:        ;
Server version:         6.0.11-alpha-community MySQL Community Server (GPL)
Protocol version:       10
Connection:             localhost via TCP/IP
Server characterset:    utf8
Db     characterset:    latin1
Client characterset:    utf8
Conn.  characterset:    utf8
TCP port:               3306
Uptime:                 5 hours 59 min 7 sec

set character_set_server=utf8
set names utf8

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