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May 09, 2012 11:49am
Subscribe [1]#1 / May 09, 2012 11:49am
Hello,
I’m looking at developing multi-language capabilities for an existing site, and the 1st alternative language version will be in Mandarin. Is there anything I should be aware of in terms of EE’s acceptance or 2 byte characters? I know at some point EE 1.X stripped these characters out and I was wondering if this is still the case?
Cheers,
Emily
#2 / May 09, 2012 12:10pm
Ah just found this EE podcast about multi language. http://ee-podcast.com/episodes/multi-language-sites-part-deux I was searching for “2 byte” but they’re using the term multibyte which is why I didn’t find it.
They seem to be saying EE 2 is fine because it uses a Unicode database, though you need to make sure you selected Unicode if you are migrating to a new server.
#3 / May 10, 2012 12:59pm
Hi Emily,
Indeed, ExpressionEngine is fully the world traveler now!
The database in EE 2 is UTF-8, so multibyte character sets get treated properly.
Is there anything else I can assist you with?
Cheers,
#4 / May 10, 2012 1:03pm
No I’m think I’m all good. Thanks Dan.
#5 / May 15, 2012 12:01pm
Hi Emily,
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Cheers,