--- php-5.2.4/php.ini~	2008-09-23 14:06:04.000000000 +0300
+++ php-5.2.4/php.ini	2008-10-08 01:34:12.575347747 +0300
@@ -749,6 +749,9 @@
 ; Maximum time (in seconds) for connect timeout. -1 means no limit
 mysql.connect_timeout = 60
 
+; The name of the character set to use as the default character set.
+;mysql.connect_charset=utf8
+
 ; Trace mode. When trace_mode is active (=On), warnings for table/index scans and
 ; SQL-Errors will be displayed.
 mysql.trace_mode = Off
@@ -768,6 +771,9 @@
 ; MySQL defaults.
 mysqli.default_socket =
 
+; The name of the character set to use as the default character set.
+;mysqli.connect_charset=utf8
+
 ; Default host for mysql_connect() (doesn't apply in safe mode).
 mysqli.default_host =
 
@@ -784,6 +790,10 @@
 ; Allow or prevent reconnect
 mysqli.reconnect = Off
 
+[pdo_mysql]
+; The name of the character set to use as the default character set.
+;pdo_mysql.connect_charset=utf8
+
 [mSQL]
 ; Allow or prevent persistent links.
 msql.allow_persistent = On