## Problem With our mysql database, which uses a `utf8` encoding, utf characters like "🍕" cannot be stored. ```yml # database.yml development: adapter: mysql2 encoding: utf8 reconnect: false database: ... pool: 5 username: ... password: ... host: localhost ``` ## Related issues - https://trello.com/c/L29imOT9/1013-e-mails-utf-8-pizza-🍕 ## Resources - https://www.freshworks.com/company/supporting-utf8-characters-in-a-utf8-mysql-table-blog/ - https://adamhooper.medium.com/in-mysql-never-use-utf8-use-utf8mb4-11761243e434 - https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2003/10/08/the-absolute-minimum-every-software-developer-absolutely-positively-must-know-about-unicode-and-character-sets-no-excuses/
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With our mysql database, which uses a
utf8encoding, utf characters like "🍕" cannot be stored.Related issues
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