UTF-8 support in mysql

[mohsen momeni]

Hello everyone ,
I want to install MySQL-4.1.3 through source code in linux (fedora 2) with support for UTF-8 .
i couldn't use UTF-8 by default . i decide to configure MySQL with default charset - utf-8 - but still i couldn't use UTF-8.

i use this command:
./configure --prefix=usr/local/mysql --with-charset=utf8
make
make install

after that , i install db files and run mysqld_safe , i use phpmyadmin to test the database .Still i can't use UTF-8 in database;

appreciations for help.