execute a query right after connexion in cakePHP

I want to execute a mysql query right after connecting to the database to enable utf-8

SET NAMES 'utf-8' COLLATE 'utf8_unicode_ci' 

and i want an answer either for a specific model开发者_运维知识库 all for the whole application

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In your database file set the encoding to utf8. This will cause cakephp to run the set names query.

http://book.cakephp.org/view/331/Cake-Database-Configuration