diff --git a/extension/Documentation/AdministratorManual/Index.rst b/extension/Documentation/AdministratorManual/Index.rst
index 8b25d60907ea91100089710d72ee93aebe2f71af..a255c268be6cf158730e72aa053df3a6ea42eef6 100644
--- a/extension/Documentation/AdministratorManual/Index.rst
+++ b/extension/Documentation/AdministratorManual/Index.rst
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ Setup a *report* to manage all *forms*: Create a Typo3 page and insert a content
 +------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | DB_NAME_TEST           | DB_NAME_TEST=qfq_db_test         | Used during development of QFQ                                             |
 +------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| DB_INIT                | DB_INIT=set names utf8           | Global init for using the database.                                        |
++------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | SESSION_NAME           | SESSION_NAME=qfq                 | PHP Session name, by default 'qfq'                                         |
 +------------------------+----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 | SQL_LOG                | SQL_LOG=sql.log                  | Filename to log SQL commands: relative to <ext_dir> or absolute.           |
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ Example: *<ext_dir>/config.ini*
 	DB_PASSWORD = 12345678
 	DB_NAME = qfq_db
 	DB_NAME_TEST = qfq_db_test
+	DB_INIT = set names utf8
 	SESSION_NAME = qfq
 	SQL_LOG = sql.log
 	SHOW_DEBUG_INFO = auto