# Database.yml encoding is utf8, yet connections aren't

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-yml-encoding-is-utf8-yet-connections-arent/143940>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 24, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-yml-encoding-is-utf8-yet-connections-arent/143940 "2008-07-24T00:46:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-yml-encoding-is-utf8-yet-connections-arent/143940/1 "2008-07-24T00:46:39Z")

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$ cat config/database.yml  
common: &common  
adapter: mysql  
username: whaaaaaaaaa!  
host: 127.0.0.1  
encoding: utf8

development:  
database: delivery\_log\_dev  
\<\<: \*common

$ ./script/console  
Loading development environment (Rails 2.1.0)

> > Delivery.connection.charset  
> > =\> “latin1”

Why is the encoding not set correctly?  
Thanks!