On 2006-01-20, at 01:13, Tucker Cunningham wrote:
So, my question is: what are the pros and cons of using varchar
vs. text/longtext? Right now, longtext seems to be the best option
(it provides most flexibility in data that can be stored, at only a
2-byte-per-row storage premium) There
hi all -
I was looking for some clarification about the difference between
varchar and the text types in MySQL 5.0.18. It seems to me that varchar
and text both hold text data, are variable length, and have the same
storage requirements (4 + L bytes). Also, longtext adds the ability to
