$link = mysqli_connect(DB_LOCAL, DB_LOGIN, DB_PASS, DB_NAME)or exit(mysqli_error());
mysqli_set_charset($link,'utf8');
mysql_query("SET NAMES 'utf-8");
mysql_query("SET CHARACTER SET 'utf-8'");
ты определись ты с mysql или с mysqli :o
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