Changing the default collation for a database
To change the default collation for a database, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see this article.
- In the DATABASES section of the cPanel home screen, click phpMyAdmin.
- The phpMyAdmin administration page appears in a new window.
- In the left pane, click the name of the database you want to modify.
- On the top menu bar, click Operations.
- Under Collation, select the collation that you want for the database, and then click Go.
Changing the collation for a table
To change the collation for a database table, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see this article.
- In the DATABASES section of the cPanel home screen, click phpMyAdmin.
- The phpMyAdmin administration page appears in a new window.
- In the left pane, click the + icon next to the name of the database that contains the table you want to modify. phpMyAdmin expands the view to show the database's tables.
- Click the name of the table you want to modify.
- On the top menu bar, click Operations.
- Under Table options, in the Collation list box, select the collation that you want for the table, and then click Go.