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aws rds create-db-parameter-group --db-parameter-group-name mysql-utf8 --db-parameter-group-family mysql5.6 --description  "MySQL 5.6 configured for UTF-8"

aws rds modify-db-parameter-group --db-parameter-group-name mysql-utf8 \
    --parameters="ParameterName=character_set_server, ParameterValue=utf8, ApplyMethod=immediate" \
    --parameters="ParameterName=character_set_client, ParameterValue=utf8, ApplyMethod=immediate" \
    --parameters="ParameterName=character_set_results, ParameterValue=utf8, ApplyMethod=immediate" \
    --parameters="ParameterName=collation_server, ParameterValue=utf8_unicode_ci, ApplyMethod=immediate" \
    --parameters="ParameterName=collation_connection, ParameterValue=utf8_unicode_ci, ApplyMethod=immediate"

# Apply to an existing instance (followed by a reboot):

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