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mysql - Difference between Encoding and collation?

asked Oct 24, 2021 in Technique[技术] by 深蓝 (71.8m points)

I have seen certain questions and bugs related to encoding and collation. Could anyone of the visitors explain the difference in MySQL domain?

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answered Oct 24, 2021 by 深蓝 (71.8m points)

Encoding refers to that character set used.
Collation determines the sort order.

See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/charset-general.html

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