[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32127: Broken support for utf8mb4 with the mysql extension

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#32127: Broken support for utf8mb4 with the mysql extension
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 Reporter:  kovshenin     |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  4.2.1
Component:  Database      |    Version:
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 I didn't dig very deep but I didn't find a mention that mysqli was a
 requirement for utf8mb4, yet in r31349 we short-circuit `init_charset` if
 we don't have an `instanceof mysqli`. Seems like this was an oversight.

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