title: Jquery Ajax Call is Corrupting my data
body: <p><br>
  please help to explain why my ajax calls via jquery is corrupting my data? i already setup my mysql database to use <strong>utf8_general_ci</strong>, </p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>i already tried adding items to my mysql database via phpmyadmin and the chinese characters are complete and have no changes.</li>
  <li>I also tried creating a simple php page to insert the same set of chinese characters, run the php page and check the output in phpmyadmin.. again no changes for the same set</li>
  <li>This time insert the same set of chinese characters via jquery $.ajax, but first dont send to the mysql but print to html.. SAME set and no changes done... </li>
  <li>Using the the php page in #2 use ajax and INSERT now to database... some characters are now missing and have been change to '???'..   </li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>any idea whats going on? i also tried echoing my $query and it prompts me the character already missing before it was actually send to the database</p>
  
  <p>thanks</p>