Не хочется постоянно использовать SET NAME cp1251; [mysqld] default-character-set=cp1251 php-5.1 mysql-4.1.16 mysql> show variables like 'character%'; +--------------------------+----------------------------------------+ | Variable_name | Value | +--------------------------+----------------------------------------+ | character_set_client | cp1251 | | character_set_connection | cp1251 | | character_set_database | cp1251 | | character_set_results | cp1251 | | character_set_server | cp1251 | | character_set_system | utf8 | | character_sets_dir | /usr/local/mysql/share/mysql/charsets/ | Array ( [0] => Array ( [itemId] => 1 [name] => ?????? ???????