How do you change the data type of a specific column in MySQL?

To change a data type in a MySQL table, you can use the ALTER TABLE statement.

Here is an example demonstrating how to change the data type of a column in a table from INT to VARCHAR.

ALTER TABLE 表名 MODIFY 列名 VARCHAR(长度);

For instance, to change the data type of the column named “name” in a table named “students” from INT to VARCHAR(50), you can use the following command:

ALTER TABLE students MODIFY name VARCHAR(50);

Please be aware that changing data types may result in data loss or truncation. Make sure to back up your data before making any modifications to prevent any unexpected issues.