Explicitly set charset and collation for Drupal sites #33
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Currently, Drupal only specifies a default charset to use (utfmb4) - this means that the table collation is chosen by the server default for utf8mb4 (not the database default) - as per https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/charset-table.html
This PR sets a sensible default charset and collation that should suit most uses, and be compatible with mariadb and MySQL installs. If your site requires additional configuration in the charset or collation, the entire paragraph should be replicated into your git config, and updated in the /assets/all.settings.php file
Note that this will not tables in an existing install, but will apply to new tables created (either a fresh install or an updb)
e.g to use the esperanto-specific collation: