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Hi, I'm using $clid = mysqli_real_escape_string ($dbcon, $_POST['clid']); but have come across an issue with certain characters, for example: "bekæ" actually searches for "bekæ", hence no records. The records cannot be changed in the table, so is there a way to fix this?