PHP Manual Function Reference Database Extensions Vendor Specific Database Extensions MaxDB MaxDB Functions maxdb_client_encoding maxdb_character_set_name maxdb_close_long_data maxdb_client_encoding (PECL maxdb 1.0)maxdb_client_encoding — Alias of maxdb_character_set_name() Description This function is an alias of: maxdb_character_set_name(). This function alias is deprecated and only exists for backwards compatibility reasons. The use of this function is not recommended, as it may be removed from PHP in the future.