MySQL Data Types Explained
MySQL supports a variety of data types, including:
- Integer types include TINYINT, SMALLINT, MEDIUMINT, INT, BIGINT, and so on.
- Floating point number types: including FLOAT and DOUBLE.
- String types: including CHAR, VARCHAR, and TEXT, etc.
- Date and time types include DATE, TIME, DATETIME, and TIMESTAMP.
- Binary types: include BLOB and LONGBLOB, etc.
- Enumeration type: used to specify a set of possible values.
- Collection type: similar to enums, but can contain multiple values.