Index: t3lib/class.t3lib_install.php
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--- t3lib/class.t3lib_install.php	(Revision 3632)
+++ t3lib/class.t3lib_install.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -453,9 +453,14 @@
 	function getCollationForCharset($charset)	{
 			// Load character sets, if not cached already
 		if (!count($this->character_sets)) {
-			$this->character_sets = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_DB']->admin_get_charsets();
+			if (method_exists($GLOBALS['TYPO3_DB'],'admin_get_charsets')) {
+				$this->character_sets = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_DB']->admin_get_charsets();
+			} else {
+				$this->character_sets[$charset] = array();	// Add empty element to avoid that the check will be repeated
+			}
 		}
 
+		$collation = '';
 		if (isset($this->character_sets[$charset]['Default collation'])) {
 			$collation = $this->character_sets[$charset]['Default collation'];
 		}