How to correctly assign encoding in mssql query?

Question

PHP

From a site I transfer request in MSSQL, and I interpose a variable into parameter. If the parameter is numeric, then the answer comes
there is also Cyrillic (ab123), then he does not understand the upaor. How to change the encoding when sending a request so that it eats?

Answer 1

Tupanul. As they say, a good question has half the answer.
$name = iconv('UTF-8','CP1251',$data);