mysql - jQuery post serialize russian -

i trying post data database , campaigns run in 6 languages, 1 being russian , unable handle cyrillic text.

the dtb setup utf8 last campaign used russian, jquery one.

$(document).ready(function () {     $("#form").submit(function ()     { //use forms id         var str = $(this).serialize();         $.ajax({             type: "post",             url: "includes/postdata.php",             data: str,             success: function (msg)             {                 if (msg == 'ok')                 {                     //alert('success');                     $('#thankyou').delay(100).fadein(350);                 } else                 {                     result = msg;                     console.log(msg);                 }             }         });         return false;     }); }); 

the error getting "incorrect string value: '\xc3\x91\xc2\x80\xc3\x91...'"

tried editing post data

$country = utf8_decode($_post['country']); 

which posts, ?'s in dtb.

how jquery correctly handle post fur russian. appreciated.

after trial, error, forum , plenty of google found solution. wrap decodeuri around str variable.

        var str1 = $(this).serialize();         var str = decodeuri(str1); 

that fixes uri string jquery parses on post data