[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
I run Windows 7 X64 Pro with XAMMP and have no problems at all
Code:
$db['default']['char_set'] = 'utf8';
$db['default']['dbcollat'] = 'utf8_unicode_ci';
Also check your database and make sure it is set to utf8_general_ci
I use utf8_unicode_ci all the way around!
MySQL defaults to latin1_swedish_ci unless you go in and change it manually!
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