Strange Character Encoding Problem

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Hi, I need to save this onto database(mysql) and show it back. (my database is utf_general_ci) I a? i?visibl? li?? ai?--- I a? as i??ø?ta?t as øxyg??--- I a? livi?g i? t?? wø?ld øƒ ?y d??a?z I a? always t???? tø ??l? øt???z--- I a? busy but ??v?? ig?ø?? a?y ø?? I a? t?? ø?? w?ø ca??z--- I løv? tø s?? øt??? laug?i?g I a? t?? ø?? w?ø bø??øw øt???z sø??øw I a? t?? ø?? w?øz ?aug?ty but ?ic? I a? løst i? ?y t?øug?ts--- I løv? tø tal?--- I løv? tø s?a??--- I a? ??ady tø gø a?y w????--- I løv? tø ƒly but dø?’t ?av? wi?gs— I wa?t tøø tøuc? t?? s?y li?its--- I a? ?vil but ?øt d?vil--- I ??v?? ƒølløw a?y t???d--- I a? ƒu?løvi?g--- su? ti?? løv? tø b? alø??--- I løv? tø liv?--- However when the data is being saved and retrieved, this is what I get ��Ã?±LL à ¸£Ã?�Ã?�Ã?�Ã?�à ¸£â�¥â�� â�ï&iqu Any help please? Is it something to change the collation of the database or some PHP functions that can handle this ?