How to display arabic characters in web page using php and sql server

Question

How can I display Arabic characters in web page using php and sql server? The Arabic data is stored in the database (sql server). Now I want to use php to display that data on t

Answer 1

Note: its php/mysql based example:

1. Before you can store Arabic content in a database, you need to create a table. The following example demonstrates the CREATE syntax
2. You need to make sure your browser supports the character set.

SQL Statements:

//assumed : connection to the database is open
mysql_query("SET CHARACTER SET utf8");
mysql_query("SET NAMES 'utf8'");
// select records
mysql_query("SELECT * FROM en_authors");