Change the collation on a MySQL database via PhpMyAdmin

Change the collation on a MySQL database via PhpMyAdmin

MySQL supports different types of collation and characters sets. The following article will walk you through how to change the collation for one table or the entire database. 

Change collation for the entire database

1. Connect to the database using phpMyAdmin
2. Select your database and click on Operations from the top menu 
   
3. On the drop down menu under collation select the character or collation that you intend to use for the database. 
   
4. Click on Go and the change is effected for the entire database

Change the collation for one table

1. Connect to the database using phpMyAdmin
2. Select your database
3. Select your table and click on operations from the top menu.
   
4. Under the Table options menu select the collation/character for the table
   
5. Click on Go to make the change for the table