+ $ce->query("
+ SELECT
+ CCSA.character_set_name csname,
+ CCSA.collation_name collatename
+ FROM
+ information_schema.`TABLES` T,
+ information_schema.`COLLATION_CHARACTER_SET_APPLICABILITY` CCSA
+ WHERE
+ CCSA.collation_name = T.table_collation
+ AND
+ T.table_schema = mydb COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci
+ AND
+ T.table_name = mytb COLLATE utf8_unicode_ci
+ ");
+