undefined variable charset in dbapi.mysql.class.inc.php on line 86#

Hello
I don't know whether I'm doing something wrong or if there is an error somewhere

when I echo the following:
//$charset = $GLOBALS['database_connection_charset'];
echo 'type: ' . gettype($this->config['charset']);
$charset = $charset ? $charset : $this->config['charset'];

I get "string" - if I just echo gettype($charset), I'm getting NULL?

The code you are showing there has the line which assigns the charset variable commented out I don't understand the problem here.

this is the original line in the file: $charset = $charset ? $charset : $this->config['charset']; that causes the error

to fix it, I did the following change:
//$charset = $charset ? $charset : $this->config['charset'];
$charset = $this->config['charset'];

I received this very same error out of the blue. What causes it?

I fixed it like this:

When I change it to your suggestion the site just comes up blank?? Does not even show the debug stuff which was:

« MODx Parse Error »
MODx encountered the following error while attempting to parse the requested resource:
« PHP Parse Error »

PHP error debug
Error: Undefined variable: charset
Error type/ Nr.: Notice - 8
File: /home/jbinfoman/modx1.magnabait.net/manager/includes/extenders/dbapi.mysql.class.inc.php
Line: 86
Line 86 source: $charset = $charset ? $charset : $this->config['charset'];

When I change it back the debug works again showing the above?

Lost here....any idea what is going on? Here are both lines I have tried on line 86 of the file:

$charset = $charset ? $charset : $this->config['charset']; //this was the origional
$charset = isset($charset) ? $charset : $this->config['charset']; //this was your recommended line

using the second line I just get a blank site at my domain. The first yields the error above when debug is on to show it......

I fixed it with commenting out some of the last lines in index.php (renamed to default.php in my case because of a parallel installation). Hope this helps somebody...