PHP Manual: mysql_set_charset
mysql_set_charset
Description
bool mysql_set_charset ( string charset [, resource link_identifier] )Sets the default character set for the current connection.
Parameters
charsetA valid character set name.
link_identifierThe MySQL connection. If the link identifier is not specified, the last link opened by mysql_connect() is assumed. If no such link is found, it will try to create one as if mysql_connect() was called with no arguments. If by chance no connection is found or established, an E_WARNING level warning is generated.