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diff --git a/docs/ref/databases.txt b/docs/ref/databases.txt index e2cd7e3d05..2f1a17058c 100644 --- a/docs/ref/databases.txt +++ b/docs/ref/databases.txt @@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ either restore Django's defaults at the end of each request, force an appropriate value at the beginning of each request, or disable persistent connections. +Encoding +-------- + +Django assumes that all databases use UTF-8 encoding. Using other encodings may +result in unexpected behavior such as "value too long" errors from your +database for data that is valid in Django. See the database specific notes +below for information on how to set up your database correctly. + .. _postgresql-notes: PostgreSQL notes |