[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48285: wp-config-sample.php should default to `utf8mb4` instead of `utf8` character set

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#48285: wp-config-sample.php should default to `utf8mb4` instead of `utf8`
character set
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 Reporter:  bchecketts   |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Database     |     Version:  5.3
 Severity:  minor        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch    |     Focuses:
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Comment (by SergeyBiryukov):

 Replying to [comment:5 bchecketts]:
 > WordPress requirements listed at
 https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/ indicate that MySQL version 5.7
 is required.

 Please note that MySQL 5.7 or greater is the ''recommended'' version, not
 required. It was updated in [meta11407] after the discussion in
 comment:11:ticket:41490.

 The required versions are mentioned a bit further down the page and have
 not changed in a while:
 > Note: If you are in a legacy environment where you only have older PHP
 or MySQL versions, WordPress also works with PHP 5.6.20+ and MySQL 5.0+,
 but these versions have reached official End Of Life and as such **may
 expose your site to security vulnerabilities**.

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