mysql> SELECT CCSA.character_set_name FROM information_schema.`TABLES` T, -> information_schema.`COLLATION_CHARACTER_SET_APPLICABILITY` CCSA -> WHERE CCSA.collation_name = T.table_collation -> AND T.table_schema = "cald" -> AND T.table_name = "webform_submitted_data"; +--------------------+ | character_set_name | +--------------------+ | utf8 | +--------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT character_set_name FROM information_schema.`COLUMNS` C -> WHERE table_schema = "cald" -> AND table_name = "webform_submitted_data" -> AND column_name = "data"; +--------------------+ | character_set_name | +--------------------+ | utf8 | +--------------------+ 1 row in set (0.01 sec) mysql> SELECT CCSA.character_set_name FROM information_schema.`TABLES` T, -> information_schema.`COLLATION_CHARACTER_SET_APPLICABILITY` CCSA -> WHERE CCSA.collation_name = T.table_collation -> AND T.table_schema = "cald" -> AND T.table_name = "webform_submissions"; +--------------------+ | character_set_name | +--------------------+ | utf8 | +--------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT character_set_name FROM information_schema.`COLUMNS` C -> WHERE table_schema = "cald" -> AND table_name = "webform_submissions" -> AND column_name = "data"; Empty set (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT CCSA.character_set_name FROM information_schema.`TABLES` T, -> information_schema.`COLLATION_CHARACTER_SET_APPLICABILITY` CCSA -> WHERE CCSA.collation_name = T.table_collation -> AND T.table_schema = "cald" -> AND T.table_name = "webform_component"; +--------------------+ | character_set_name | +--------------------+ | utf8 | +--------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> SELECT character_set_name FROM information_schema.`COLUMNS` C -> WHERE table_schema = "cald" -> AND table_name = "webform_component" -> AND column_name = "data"; Empty set (0.00 sec) mysql>