diff --git a/SRC/admin.php b/SRC/admin.php
index bc877ac..9b6ae68 100755
--- a/SRC/admin.php
+++ b/SRC/admin.php
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ $db_pass = 'admin123';
 $message = '';
 if (isset($_SESSION['admin_logged_in']) && $_SESSION['admin_logged_in'] === true && $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST' && isset($_POST['action']) && $_POST['action'] === 'add') {
     try {
-        $pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=$host;port=3306;dbname=$dbname;charset=utf8;protocol=tcp", $db_user, $db_pass);
+        $options = [PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES utf8", PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => false];
+        $pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=$host;port=3306;dbname=$dbname;charset=utf8;protocol=tcp", $db_user, $db_pass, $options);
         $pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
         
         $planete = $_POST['planete'];
diff --git a/SRC/api.php b/SRC/api.php
index bf20cb3..a85e7d2 100755
--- a/SRC/api.php
+++ b/SRC/api.php
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ $username = 'root';
 $password = 'admin123';
 
 try {
-    $pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=$host;port=3306;dbname=$dbname;charset=utf8;protocol=tcp", $username, $password);
+    $options = [PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES utf8", PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => false];
+    $pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=$host;port=3306;dbname=$dbname;charset=utf8;protocol=tcp", $username, $password, $options);
     $pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
     
     $planetId = isset($_GET['planet']) ? $_GET['planet'] : '';