#45921 [Opn]: Can't initialize character set hebrew (path: C:\mysql\\share\charsets\)

ID: 45921 User updated by: ymagriso at gmail dot com Reported By: ymagriso at gmail dot com Status: Open Bug Type: MySQLi related Operating System: Windows XP/SP3 PHP Version: 5.2.6 New Comment: I un-installed PHP, downloaded the PHP installer again from another mirror and installed again. However, the version of the client was still 5.0.51a (and I am still encountering the same problem). Please, advise whether I am missing something. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-08-27 08:07:34] ymagriso at gmail dot com You are right. phpinfo() shows the following in MySQLi section: MysqlI Support enabled Client API library version 5.0.51a Client API header version 5.0.51a MYSQLI_SOCKET /tmp/mysql.sock However, I downloaded the library along with the PHP installer from the following location: http://il2.php.net/get/php-5.2.6-win32-installer.msi/from/a/mirror I will try to download it again, re-install and then check whether the version was updated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-08-26 22:29:37] jani@php.net Do you by any chance have two different mysql versions installed? What does phpinfo() have to say in the MySQLi section about which client lib version is used..? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-08-26 12:01:30] ymagriso at gmail dot com Description: ------------ I have Apache 2.2.9/PHP 5.2.6 and MySQL 5.0.67 installed on Windows XP/SP3. Apache is installed in the following path: "C:\Apache2.2". PHP is installed in the following path: "C:\PHP5". MySQL is installed in the following path: "C:\MySQL5.0". I am running the PHP script below and getting the error specified below. I could not find anywhere in the documentation how to troubleshoot this error. Note, that when I connect with mysql as a client and check the "character_sets_dir" it shows the correct one: mysql> show variables like "%character%"; +--------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Variable_name | Value | +--------------------------+-----------------------------+ | character_set_client | utf8 | | character_set_connection | utf8 | | character_set_database | utf8 | | character_set_filesystem | binary | | character_set_results | utf8 | | character_set_server | utf8 | | character_set_system | utf8 | | character_sets_dir | C:\MySQL5.0\share\charsets\ | +--------------------------+-----------------------------+ 8 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> Therefore, I assume that the problem is not related to MySQL configuration, but to "MySQLi". However, the documentation does not show how to change the "character_sets_dir" for MySQLi. (Also, the documentation advises: "Note: This is the preferred way to change the charset. Using mysqli::query() to execute SET NAMES .. is not reccomended." However, SET NAMES works fine as a workaround to the problem.) Reproduce code: --------------- $db = new mysqli('host', 'username', 'password', 'database'); if(mysqli_connect_errno()) { printf("Error: could not connect to database! Please try again later.\n"); return; } if(!$db->set_charset("hebrew")) { printf("Error: could not load character set hebrew - %s\n", $db->error); } Expected result: ---------------- Character set of DB is changed to "hebrew" (and no error is shown). Actual result: -------------- I am getting the following error message: "Error: could not load character set hebrew - Can't initialize character set hebrew (path: C:\mysql\\share\charsets\)" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=45921&edit=1