diff --git a/server/lib/classes/db_mysql.inc.php b/server/lib/classes/db_mysql.inc.php
index c2a5a350d7c7d849fda0462886581de07b34fba6..445563ee50fba8c153b23c471245a2962be79dda 100644
--- a/server/lib/classes/db_mysql.inc.php
+++ b/server/lib/classes/db_mysql.inc.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 		var $dbName = '';		// logical database name on that server
 		var $dbUser = '';		// database authorized user
 		var $dbPass = '';		// user's password
+		var $dbCharset = 'utf8';// Database charset
 		var $linkId = 0;		// last result of mysql_connect()
 		var $queryId = 0;		// last result of mysql_query()
 		var $record	= array();	// last record fetched