Title: encoding; define(&#039;DB_CHARSET&#039;, &#039;&#039;)
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# encoding; define('DB_CHARSET', '')

 *  [kometak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kometak/)
 * (@kometak)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encoding-definedb_charset/)
 * Hi guys,
 * could anyone help me with my encoding issue? My website is in czech a it is displayed
   pretty well…all the special letter are fine. However when I post it to facebook
   it looks crappy…showing funny characters.
 * I found out that my wp-config has in field
    /** Database Charset to use in creating
   database tables. */ define(‘DB_CHARSET’, ‘ISO-8859-2’);
 * I thought that there was supposed to be UTF8. When I changed that, then my live
   website was showing those funny characters like when I post it on facebook.
 * By showing funny characters I mean showing
    INSTEAD OF THIS
 * Soutěž: postupující z II.kola! | Plavecký Blog
    [http://plaveckyblog.cz/2011/01/01/hlasuj&#8230](http://plaveckyblog.cz/2011/01/01/hlasuj&#8230);
   V druhém kole druhého ročníku soutěže o „Nejkrásnější plaveckou fotografii“ známe
   další tři postupující do samotného finále! Ještě nás čeká poslední kolo soutěže,
   než propukne samotné finále.Proto, pokud jste se ještě…
 * IT SHOWS THIS
 * Soutěž: postupující z II.kola! | Plavecký Blog
    [http://plaveckyblog.cz/2011/01/01/hlasuj&#8230](http://plaveckyblog.cz/2011/01/01/hlasuj&#8230);
   V druhÃ©mÂ kole druhÃ©ho roÄnÃ­ku soutÄÅ¾e o “NejkrÃ¡snÄjÅ¡Ã­ plaveckou fotografii”
   znÃ¡me dalÅ¡Ã­ tÅi postupujÃ­cÃ­ do samotnÃ©ho finÃ¡le! JeÅ¡tÄ nÃ¡s ÄekÃ¡ 
   poslednÃ­ kolo soutÄÅ¾e, neÅ¾ propukne samotnÃ© finÃ¡le.Proto, pokud jste se
   jeÅ¡tÄ …
 * Thanks a lot for any help.

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encoding-definedb_charset/)
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