Index: branches/5.3.x/core/kernel/startup.php
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diff -u -N -r15928 -r15931
--- branches/5.3.x/core/kernel/startup.php	(.../startup.php)	(revision 15928)
+++ branches/5.3.x/core/kernel/startup.php	(.../startup.php)	(revision 15931)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
-* @version	$Id: startup.php 15928 2013-07-30 10:03:45Z alex $
+* @version	$Id: startup.php 15931 2013-07-30 16:23:55Z alex $
 * @package	In-Portal
 * @copyright	Copyright (C) 1997 - 2009 Intechnic. All rights reserved.
 * @license      GNU/GPL
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
 	define('SQL_DB', $vars['DBName']);
 
 	if (isset($vars['DBCollation']) && isset($vars['DBCharset'])) {
-		define('SQL_COLLATION', $vars['DBCollation']);
-		define('SQL_CHARSET', $vars['DBCharset']);
+		define('SQL_COLLATION', $vars['DBCollation']); // utf8_general_ci
+		define('SQL_CHARSET', $vars['DBCharset']); // utf8
 	}
 	define('TABLE_PREFIX', $vars['TablePrefix']);