How can the database character set be modified in MySQL?

To change the character set of a MySQL database, you can follow these steps:

1. To begin, log in to the MySQL server using either the command line tool or a graphical interface tool like MySQL client or phpMyAdmin.
2. To select the database to modify character set, you can use the following command:

USE database_name;

Replace database_name with the actual name of the database.

1. Next, run the following command to view the current character set settings:

SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'character_set_database';

1. To modify the character set, you can use the following command to make changes:

ALTER DATABASE database_name CHARACTER SET charset_name;

Replace “database_name” with the actual name of the database, and replace “charset_name” with the name of the character set you want to set.

1. After modifying the character set, you can run the following command again to confirm if the character set has been modified:

SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'character_set_database';

This command will display the new character set settings.

Please note that changing the database character set will only affect newly created tables and newly inserted data. Existing tables and data will not automatically be converted to the new character set. If you need to convert existing tables and data to the new character set, you can use the appropriate ALTER TABLE statement for modification.