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How can i change database encoding for a PostgreSQL database using sql or phpPgAdmin?

April 26, 2017database encoding phppgadmin PostgreSQL sql

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How can i change database encoding for a PostgreSQL database using sql or phpPgAdmin?

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You have to perform: • database dump, • delete database, • create database with new encoding, • import data from dump created in point 1. Changing it on-the-fly isn’t possible as it would require rewriting most of internal database data which is almost equal to recreating db way I described.