1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rddb.pm b/lib/rddb.pm
index 7a885be..b8188e2 100755
--- a/lib/rddb.pm
+++ b/lib/rddb.pm
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ sub opendb
   my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$dbname:$dbhost","$dbuser","$dbpasswd")
     or return (undef, 'ERROR', "Database Error: " . $DBI::errstr);
 
+  $dbh->do(qq{SET CHARACTER SET utf8;})
+    or return (undef, 'ERROR', "Database Error: " . $dbh->errstr);
+
   return ($dbh, 'OK', 'success');
 }