SET @@character_set_server=latin5; CREATE DATABASE mysqltest1 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET cp1251; USE mysqltest1; CREATE DATABASE mysqltest2; SHOW CREATE DATABASE mysqltest1; Database Create Database mysqltest1 CREATE DATABASE `mysqltest1` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET cp1251 */ SHOW CREATE DATABASE mysqltest2; Database Create Database mysqltest2 CREATE DATABASE `mysqltest2` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin5 */ CREATE TABLE mysqltest2.t1 (a char(10)); SHOW CREATE TABLE mysqltest2.t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` char(10) DEFAULT NULL ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin5 DROP TABLE mysqltest2.t1; ALTER DATABASE mysqltest2 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin7; CREATE TABLE mysqltest2.t1 (a char(10)); SHOW CREATE TABLE mysqltest2.t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` char(10) DEFAULT NULL ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin7 DROP DATABASE mysqltest2; CREATE DATABASE mysqltest2 CHARACTER SET latin2; CREATE TABLE mysqltest2.t1 (a char(10)); SHOW CREATE TABLE mysqltest2.t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` char(10) DEFAULT NULL ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin2 DROP DATABASE mysqltest2; USE mysqltest1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a char(10)); SHOW CREATE TABLE t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` char(10) DEFAULT NULL ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=cp1251 DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a char(10)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1; SHOW CREATE TABLE t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` char(10) DEFAULT NULL ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 DROP TABLE t1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a char(10)) DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_german1_ci; SHOW CREATE TABLE t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` char(10) COLLATE latin1_german1_ci DEFAULT NULL ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 COLLATE=latin1_german1_ci DROP TABLE t1; create table t1 (a char) character set latin1 character set latin2; ERROR HY000: Conflicting declarations: 'CHARACTER SET latin1' and 'CHARACTER SET latin2' create table t1 (a char) character set latin1 collate latin2_bin; ERROR 42000: COLLATION 'latin2_bin' is not valid for CHARACTER SET 'latin1' create database d1 default character set latin1 character set latin2; ERROR HY000: Conflicting declarations: 'CHARACTER SET latin1' and 'CHARACTER SET latin2' create database d1 default character set latin1 collate latin2_bin; ERROR 42000: COLLATION 'latin2_bin' is not valid for CHARACTER SET 'latin1' DROP DATABASE mysqltest1; CREATE DATABASE mysqltest2 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin7; use mysqltest2; ALTER DATABASE DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin2; show create database mysqltest2; Database Create Database mysqltest2 CREATE DATABASE `mysqltest2` /*!40100 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin2 */ drop database mysqltest2; ALTER DATABASE DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin2; ERROR 3D000: No database selected ALTER DATABASE aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin2; ERROR 42000: Incorrect database name 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' ALTER DATABASE `` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET latin2; ERROR 42000: Incorrect database name ''