[newbie] how do I force a numerical comparison of two md5 strings

[Walter Lee Davis]

Am I right in assuming that comparing two md5 strings would be faster if they were compared as two hexadecimal numbers than if they were compared as two strings?

If so, is there any way to insist on this in a SQL query? I am using PHP, and would like to know from that perspective if it makes any difference. Single-quoted variable name versus double-quoted, for example? Any magic words to force the comparison to be done in the numerical space?

Thanks in advance,

Walter


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