(mysql): SHOW TABLES

1018: Can't read dir of './ems/' (errno: 13)

         ADOConnection._Execute(SHOW TABLES, false) % line  891, file: adodb.inc.php
      ADOConnection.Execute(SHOW TABLES) % line 2256, file: adodb.inc.php
   ADOConnection.MetaTables(false, false) % line   72, file: adodb-mysql.inc.php
ADODB_mysql.MetaTables() % line 1554, file: ddllib.php
change_db_encoding() % line  178, file: index.php

(mysql): SHOW LOCAL VARIABLES LIKE 'character_set_database'

It is required that you store all your data in Unicode format (UTF-8). New installations must be performed into databases that have their default character set as Unicode. If you are upgrading, you should perform the UTF-8 migration process (see the Admin page).

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