From 715bee0cfbf046e702fec2b8b1f135a0f30f0c02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luke Madhanga Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 09:36:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added reason why utf8mb4_bin is recommended (#307) --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e2a41dd0..9763137c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ change the charset/collation setting to these values before installing Aimeos ag ] ``` +**Note:** You can still use `utf8mb4_unicode_ci` as your default collation. `utf8mb4_bin` is required if you use Aimeos together with ElasticSearch, because ElasticSearch creates IDs like `aaaaa` and `aaaaA`. To use a save default for all cases, `utf8mb4_unicode_ci` is recommended. + If you want to use a database server other than MySQL, please have a look into the article about [supported database servers](https://aimeos.org/docs/Developers/Library/Database_support) and their specific configuration.