Overview of MySQL Data Types
MySQL provides a variety of data types to handle different kinds of information. Key categories include:
- Integer Types: TINYINT, SMALLINT, MEDIUMINT, INT (INTEGER), BIGINT
- Floating-Point Types: FLOAT, DOUBLE
- Fixed-Point Type: DECIMAL
- Bit Type: BIT
- Date and Time Types: YEAR, TIME, DATE, DATETIME, TIMESTAMP
- Text String Types: CHAR, VARCHAR, TINYTEXT, TEXT, MEDIUMTEXT, LONGTEXT
- Enum/Set Types: ENUM, SET
- Binary String Types: BINARY, VARBINARY, TINYBLOB, BLOB, MEDIUMBLOB, LONGBLOB
- JSON Type: JSON objects and arrays
- Spatial Data Types: GEOMETRY, POINT, LINESTRING, POLYGON, and their collection counterparts.