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MySql良く知らんが、
>character_set_system | utf8
のままだよ。

また、
http://jp.php.net/manual/ja/function.mysql-client-encoding.php
のコメント欄に、

> if you think "set names utf8" for each connection is too
> trouble, you can modify my.cnf of MySQL to solve the problem
> forever. In my.cnf, add the line "default-character-set=utf8"
> in both [mysqld] and [client] sections:
>
> [client]
> default-character-set=utf8

> [mysqld]
> default-character-set=utf8

> The MySQL will use utf8 after you restart it.

って、書かれてるけど試してみた？