How to insert unicode data into mysql using php script from the command line?

[0miyu]

I am running this php code from command line that fetches text (may contain unicode characters) and insert into a mysql table. I verified that the php variables have the unicode text, but when it does an insert, the table columns are blank. I can accomplish the same with an html form without any issues. The table charset is utf8 and i use set names utf8 before the query. Any answers will help.

[premiso]

Without seeing the code, you will not get much help. Post some code that you are using, specifically where the data is input / put into the database and 5-10 lines before and after that.