#在[client]字段添加
[client]
default-character-set=utf8
#在[mysqld]字段添加
[mysqld]
character-set-server=utf8
#在[mysql]字段添加
[mysql]
default-character-set=utf8
#修改完成后重启mysql
~$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart
#查看效果
mysql> show variables like ‘%char%‘;
+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| Variable_name | Value |
+--------------------------+----------------------------+
| character_set_client | utf8 |
| character_set_connection | utf8 |
| character_set_database | utf8 |
| character_set_filesystem | binary |
| character_set_results | utf8 |
| character_set_server | utf8 |
| character_set_system | utf8 |
| character_sets_dir | /usr/share/mysql/charsets/ |
+--------------------------+----------------------------+
原文：http://cheney1228.blog.51cto.com/5795014/1617959