1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/engine/database/MySQLConnection.php b/engine/database/MySQLConnection.php
index 9b473cb..c4e47e5 100644
--- a/engine/database/MySQLConnection.php
+++ b/engine/database/MySQLConnection.php
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ class MySQLConnection extends CommonDatabase {
 
     public function connect(): bool {
         $this->link = new mysqli();
-        return !!$this->link->real_connect($this->host, $this->user, $this->password, $this->database);
+        $result = $this->link->real_connect($this->host, $this->user, $this->password, $this->database);
+        if ($result)
+            $this->link->set_charset('utf8mb4');
+        return !!$result;
     }
 
     public function query(string $sql, ...$args): mysqli_result|bool {