I am having problem when I restore the database of a old site as it is saying the database character is not matching
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Hi there,
What you could do is to set the default character set for your MySQL server. You could do that by adding the following to your MySQL config:
default-character-set = utf8
Do not for get to restart the MySQL service after the change.
If you are still getting the error, feel free to share the full error here.
Best, Bobby
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