2 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/mysql4.php b/phpBB/includes/db/mysql4.php
index 3740d22669..821fc777da 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/db/mysql4.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/mysql4.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class dbal_mysql4 extends dbal
 		{
 			if (@mysql_select_db($this->dbname))
 			{
+				@mysql_query("SET NAMES 'utf8'");
 				return $this->db_connect_id;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/db/mysqli.php b/phpBB/includes/db/mysqli.php
index 66bbd9beda..a8773892f7 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/db/mysqli.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/db/mysqli.php
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class dbal_mysqli extends dbal
 		{
 			if (@mysqli_select_db($this->db_connect_id, $this->dbname))
 			{
+				@mysqli_query("SET NAMES 'utf8'");
 				return $this->db_connect_id;
 			}
 		}