[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21212: MySQL tables should use utf8mb4 character set

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#21212: MySQL tables should use utf8mb4 character set
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 Reporter:  pento           |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  4.2
Component:  Database        |     Version:  3.4.1
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch       |     Focuses:
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Comment (by pento):

 [attachment:21212-utf8mb4.6.diff] adds an extra sanity check to
 `wpdb::init_charset()`.

 Historically, it hasn't required a DB connection to be called, but now
 requires a connection to check for `utf8mb4` compatibility.
 [attachment:21212-utf8mb4.6.diff] allows it to be called without a
 connection, which reverts it to the old behaviour of not checking for
 `utf8mb4` compatibility.

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