I guess you didn't read the article. I'll copy and paste it here for you:


  1. Edit /admin/includes/languages/english.php (and all other language_name.php files in that folder) and set the define for CHARSET to 'utf-8'.
    Do the same with the non-admin /includes/languages/english.php (and other language_name.php files in that folder)
    ... AND ...
  2. Also edit your two configure.php files to set DB_CHARSET to 'utf8':
    define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
    (Remember, the configure.php files are most likely set to read-only on your server, so you'll need to change their permissions on the server to be writable before you can save the changes you're making.)
    (Remember, you must do this for both your /your_admin_folder/includes/configure.php and /includes/configure.php )