Attention
TYPO3 v11 has reached end-of-life as of October 31st 2024 and is no longer being maintained. Use the version switcher on the top left of this page to select documentation for a supported version of TYPO3.
Need more time before upgrading? You can purchase Extended Long Term Support (ELTS) for TYPO3 v11 here: TYPO3 ELTS.
Database
MySQL
Character Set
TYPO3 uses UTF-8 encoding, you will need to ensure that your instance of MySQL also uses UTF-8. When installing TYPO3 for the first time, you can select UTF-8 encoding when you create the database for the first time. For an existing database, you will have to set each table and column to use UTF-8.