title: how to insert unicode data into table with codeigniter?
body: <p>My database config file is set to</p>
  
  <pre><code>$db['default']['char_set'] = 'utf8';
  $db['default']['dbcollat'] = 'utf8_general_ci';
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but every time i insert Unicode Characters, they are insert as <strong>?????</strong> question marks.</p>
  
  <p>my mysql database info as </p>
  
  <pre><code>Type : MyISAM
  Collation : latin1_swedish_ci 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>any idea what im doing wrong and how to fix the issue?</p>
  
  <p>Regards  </p>