Настройка кодировки Mysql и Mysqli

MYSQL
mysql_connect($hostname, $username, $password) or die ("Не могу создать соединение");

mysql_select_db($dbName) or die (mysql_error());
mysql_query("SET NAMES 'utf8'");
mysql_query("SET CHARACTER SET 'utf8'");
mysql_query("SET SESSION collation_connection = 'utf8_general_ci'");

MYSQLI

$mysqli = new mysqli( $host, $user, $password, $database );

$mysqli -> query("SET NAMES 'utf8'");
$mysqli -> query("SET CHARACTER SET 'utf8'");
$mysqli -> query("SET SESSION collation_connection = 'utf8_general_ci'");