@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Setting the old-mode setting as blank overrides the UTF8_IS_UTF8MB3 binding to t

 Reference: https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/variables-and-modes/old_mode

-Alternateively, in includes/mysqli_functions, you may comment the line **mysqli_query($mysqli_access, "SET NAMES UTF8;");**  and uncomment the line **mysqli_query($mysqli_access, "SET NAMES UTF8MB4;");** if you are not able to configure the database configuration.

+Alternateively, in includes/mysqli_functions, you may comment the line **mysqli_query($mysqli_access, "SET NAMES UTF8;");**  and uncomment the line **mysqli_query($mysqli_access, "SET NAMES UTF8MB4;");** if you are not able to configure the database configuration. It is recommended to uncomment the line **mysqli_query($mysqli_access, "SET collation_connection = utf8mb4_bin;");** if the UTF8MB4 line is used as well.

 ### Installation and Usage

@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ function dbconnect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbname ) {

 	// comment UTF8 and uncomment UTF8MB4 if needed - especially when converted to Mod

     //mysqli_query($mysqli_access, "SET NAMES UTF8MB4;");

     mysqli_query($mysqli_access, "SET NAMES UTF8;");

+

+	// if SET NAMES UTF8MB4 is uncommented, uncomment this along with UTF8MB4, especially when converted to Mod

+	//mysqli_query($mysqli_access, "SET collation_connection = utf8mb4_bin;");

+

 	return $mysqli_access;

 }