title: Does a strings length equal the byte size?
body: <p>Exactly that: Does a strings length equal the byte size? Does it matter on the language?</p>
  
  <p>I think it is, but I just want to make sure.</p>
  
  <p>Additional Info: I'm just wondering in general. My specific situation was PHP with MySQL.</p>
  
  <p>As the answer is no, that's all I need know.</p>