php mysql pdo set charset code example

Example: php pdo set charset

$con="";
$MODE="";
$dbhost = "localhost";
$dbuser = "root";
$dbpassword = "";
$database = "name";

$con = new PDO ( "mysql:host=$dbhost;dbname=$database", "$dbuser", "$dbpassword", array(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES utf8"));
$con->setAttribute ( PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION );