Illegal mix of collations error in MySql

Question

Just got this answer from a previous question and it works a treat!

SELECT username, (SUM(rating)/COUNT(*)) as TheAverage, Count(*) as TheCount 
FROM ratings         


        

Answer 1

If you want to avoid changing syntax to solve this problem, try this:

Update your MySQL to version 5.5 or greater.

This resolved the problem for me.