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    Bug 
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    Resolution: Closed
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    Blocker 
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    3.0.12-RC1, 3.1.0-dev
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    None
When using emoji characters in post or topic title, it causes SQL errors. Probably affects other parts as well.
Example character: (cannot post, caused crash in Jira!!!)
SQL error:
| SQL ERROR [ mysqli ] | 
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| Incorrect string value: '\xF0\x9F\x8E\xAF' for column 'topic_title' at row 1 [1366]
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- caused
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                    PHPBB-13178 Allow posting Emoji characters if the database supports it -         
- Closed
 
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- duplicates
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                    PHPBB-9971 phpbb crashes when posting a 4 byte character with MySQL before 5.5.3 -         
- Closed
 
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- is duplicated by
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                    PHPBB-11514 SQL ERROR [ mysql4 ] Incorrect string value: '\xF0\xA6 -         
- Closed
 
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                    PHPBB-11820 CLONE - 4-bytes encoded UTF-8 chars issue -         
- Closed
 
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- is related to
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                    PHPBB-12745 Allow Emoji characters in posts -         
- Unverified Fix
 
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