Merge pull request #3453 from owid/knex-utf8mb4

🐛 use `utf8mb4` for knex connections
owid · Apr 5, 2024 · 4d398a7 · 4d398a7
2 parents 98cced2 + f1d2a6b
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diff --git a/db/db.ts b/db/db.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export const knexInstance = (): Knex<any, any[]> => {
             password: GRAPHER_DB_PASS,
             database: GRAPHER_DB_NAME,
             port: GRAPHER_DB_PORT,
+            charset: "utf8mb4",
             typeCast: (field: any, next: any) => {
                 if (field.type === "TINY" && field.length === 1) {
                     return field.string() === "1" // 1 = true, 0 = false