/**
* Sets the character set for the MySQL database connection.
*
* The character set connection should be set to 'utf8' for SilverStripe version 2.4.0 and
* later.
*
* However, sites created before version 2.4.0 should leave this unset or data that isn't 7-bit
* safe will be corrupted. As such, the installer comes with this set in mysite/_config.php by
* default in versions 2.4.0 and later.
*/
public static function set_connection_charset($charset = 'utf8')
{
self::$connection_charset = $charset;
}
