How to get UTF-8 working in Java webapps?

Question

I need to get UTF-8 working in my Java webapp (servlets + JSP, no framework used) to support äöå etc. for regular Finnish text and Cyrillic alphabets like ЦжФ for special cases.

My setup is the following:

• Development environment: Windows XP
• Production environment: Debian

Database used: MySQL 5.x

Users mainly use Firefox2 but also Opera 9.x, FF3, IE7 and Google Chrome are used to access the site.

How to achieve this?

Answer 1

Some time you can solve problem through MySQL Administrator wizard. In

Startup variables > Advanced >

and set Def. char Set:utf8

Maybe this config need restart MySQL.