insert utf8 values

[David Engler]

Hi

I'm trying to insert utf8 values but it doesnt work. my database, tables, html and headers are all set to utf8

this is the code:

$sql = "SET CHARACTER SET utf8";
odbc_exec($conn,$sql);
$sql = "insert into translation (queue_id, lang_id, subject, text) values ($queue_id, $lang_id, '$subject', '$content')";
echo $sql;
$rs = @odbc_exec($conn,$sql);

this is the web page output:

insert into translation (queue_id, lang_id, subject, text) values (990, 5, 'עעעע', 'יייייבבבבב')

this is what phpadmin showing:
id queue_id lang_id subject text
47 990 5 עעעע יייייבבבבב

any help will be greatly appreciated
Thanks
David.