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Was reading through the directions here: http://blog-en.mamp.info/2009/09/how-to-install-expressionengine-on-mamp.html

I noticed it says “Choose the value “utf8_general_ci” using the “Collation” select-box” for bullet point number 15.

When I go to PHPMyAdmin to create a new database, I have a blank field for the database name, directly to the right a dropdown box that says “collation” and then blow that I have another dropdown box labeled “MySQL connection collation” which is set to “utf8_general_ci” by default.

So, in reading the directions from the link above, should both of these dropdown boxes be set to “utf8_general_ci?” Or should I leave it set to default with the first set to “collation” and the second set to “utf8_general_ci?”

Just curious as I typically leave everything set to default when I create a database. Wanted to make sure I wasn’t doing something wrong.

I’d like an answer to this too. I usually set both of them to “utf8_general_ci” and everything has been fine but I’m worried some character coding issues will happen.