MySQL 8 Administrator???s Guide

Adding the character set

This section describes how to add character sets in MySQL 8. This method may vary based on the character set type - it might be simple or complex depending on the character type. The following four steps are required for adding character sets into MySQL 8:

1. Add a <charset> element for MYSET to the sql/share/charsets/Index.xml file. For the syntax, refer the already defined file for the other character set.

2. In this step, the process is different for simple and complex character sets. For simple character sets, create a configuration file, MYSET.xml, in the sql/share/charsets directory to describe the character set properties. In the case of complex character sets, the C source file is required. For example, create ...