[TYPO3] utf-8 to show up correctly not only in FE/BE but in mysql clients, too?

[R. van Twisk]

Giannis Economou wrote:
> Hello,
>
> just a question about storage of characters into db (using MySQL 4.1.20).
> Looking into the database tables, greek strings are not viewable when
> using the command line mysql client or phpmyadmin. I'm seeing strings like:
> Ανακοινώσεις
>
> Everything shows up fine in FE and BE.
>
> How can I have both right? (FE/BE to show correct characters and
> phpmyadmin or mysql client to show correct utf-8 strings). Database and
> tables were created with  DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8.
>
> Thank you,
> Giannis Economou
>
>
>   
did you set correct information in the install tool?
Check the wiki about it, I don't know if from the top of my head.

Ries