@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ function dbconnect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbname ) {

 	//mysqli_query($mysql_access, "SET SESSION sql_mode = 'NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'");

 	mysqli_query($mysqli_access, "SET SESSION sql_mode = 'NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION'");

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

+    //mysqli_set_charset($mysqli_access, "SET NAMES utf8mb4;");

+    mysqli_set_charset($mysqli_access, "utf8;");

+

 	// 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;");