# Charset error with dolibarr v23.0.0 docker image

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**Category:** Installing my Dolibarr\
**Created:** [March 25, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/charset-error-with-dolibarr-v23-0-0-docker-image/31079 "2026-03-25T19:50:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![LeschIT](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b77776/32.png) [@LeschIT](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/LeschIT)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/charset-error-with-dolibarr-v23-0-0-docker-image/31079/9 "2026-06-10T20:28:43Z")

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Hi all,

I installed version 23 (23.0.2) fresh from scratch.  
Going through the base setup I see a similar character coding hick up:

 ![image](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/uploads/dolibarrorg/original/2X/e/e68a9f5682b5ca4a1071853f1e5f636993ceef3b.png)

I tried the above listed fix, that did not help me.  
I also came across this posting:

> [@Most Suitable CHARSET and COLLATE for Dolibarr Database](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/most-suitable-charset-and-collate-for-dolibarr-database/30589):
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> I’ve been installing successive versions of Dolibarr for years (from version 5 to the current 22!) and it has always been a mystery to me—and I think to most of us—how to properly choose the right CHARSET and COLLATE when creating a new MySQL or MariaDB database for Dolibarr. But now, thanks to the incredible AI-powered search engines we have today (I highly recommend trying Perplexity’s paid version if you haven’t), I finally decided to ask while setting up a fresh Dolibarr 22 installation. T…

My understanding of this phenomenon: At some point in time this wrong encoded entries found their way into the setup database? If so, is it known, when this will be taken care of?

I am very amazed by dollibar. I ve been using it for almost two years by now. And yes, that version I started with did not have that char encoding hick up.

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