set $DB->char_set and $DB->dbcollat defaults to utf8 and utf8_general_ci respectively
diff --git a/system/database/DB_driver.php b/system/database/DB_driver.php
index c9cece6..eeaf6ea 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_driver.php
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
var $database;
var $dbdriver = 'mysql';
var $dbprefix = '';
- var $char_set = '';
- var $dbcollat = '';
+ var $char_set = 'utf8';
+ var $dbcollat = 'utf8_general_ci';
var $autoinit = TRUE; // Whether to automatically initialize the DB
var $swap_pre = '';
var $port = '';