Added configuration setting to allow DB character set specification; now defaults to UTF-8.

config/vufind/config.ini

@@ -259,6 +259,11 @@ require_login   = true
 [Database]
 database          = mysql://root@localhost/vufind
 
+; The character set of the database -- may be latin1 or utf8; utf8 is STRONGLY
+; RECOMMENDED and is the default if no value is set here.  You may need latin1
+; for compatibility with existing VuFind 1.x installations.
+;charset = utf8
+
 ; LDAP is optional.  This section only needs to exist if the
 ; Authentication Method is set to LDAP.  When LDAP is active,
 ; host, port, basedn and username are required.  The remaining

module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Db/AdapterFactory.php

@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ class AdapterFactory
         // Set up custom options by database type:
         switch (strtolower($type)) {
         case 'mysqli':
+            $config = ConfigReader::getConfig();
+            $options['charset'] = isset($config->Database->charset)
+                ? $config->Database->charset : 'utf8';
             $options['options'] = array('buffer_results' => true);
             break;
         }