how to insert unicode data into table with codeigniter?

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how to insert unicode data into table with codeigniter? - El Forum - 01-05-2012

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My database config file is set to

Code:
$db['default']['char_set'] = 'utf8';

$db['default']['dbcollat'] = 'utf8_general_ci';

but every time i insert Unicode Characters, they are insert as ????? question marks.

my mysql database info as

Code:
Type : MyISAM

Collation : latin1_swedish_ci

any idea what im doing wrong and how to fix the issue?

Regards