root@server1:~# vim /etc/mysql/my.cnf
[mysqld]
character-set-server=utf8
[client]
default-character-set=utf8
root@server1:~# mysql -u root -p
mysql> SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'char%';
+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| character_set_client | utf8 |
| character_set_connection | utf8 |
| character_set_database | utf8 |
| character_set_filesystem | binary |
| character_set_results | utf8 |
| character_set_server | utf8 |
| character_set_system | utf8 |
| character_sets_dir | /usr/share/mysql/charsets/ |
+--------------------------+----------------------------+
8 rows in set (0.03 sec)
root@server1:~# vim /usr/share/mysql/charsets/Index.xml
[mysqld]
character-set-server=big5
[client]
default-character-set=big5
windows下安装mysql及设置字符集(https://cloud.tencent.com/developer/article/1010608)