SQLSTATE[HY000] [2019] Can't initialize character set UTF8 | Character error when using the latest MySQL extension | Issue after the last ALT-PHP update

Issue

• Character errors on websites after the last alt-php update:

• SQLSTATE[HY000] [2019] Can't initialize character set UTF8

• Nexcloud instance or webdav based application files are not listed within the application if filenames contain UTF-8 character
• This appears to be affecting the MySQL extension. 

Environment

• ALT-PHP
• MySQLi
• alt-php-config < 1-61

Solution

Update alt-php-config to version 1-61 or higher

Run:

# yum update alt-php-config --enablerepo=cloudlinux-updates-testing
# alt-php-mysql-reconfigure --verbose

or (a little bit later):

# yum update alt-php-config --enablerepo=cloudlinux-rollout-15-bypass
# alt-php-mysql-reconfigure --verbose

Cause

Product bug ALTPHP-2090