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I have got a list of objects that can be in three states only.
Simplified example of the data:
Substance State
H2O solid
H2O fluid
CO2 gas
... ...
Is it better to use TINYINT(2) or ENUM or anything else? Should I insert the values right as they are (VARCHAR) or use numbers? External table of values?
I would reffer via an ID to an external table. THat table then shows the information as text.
In your select statements, you simply have to join. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, ask me for an example 🙂
Though, I wouldn’t use ENUM, for various reasons. Find the most important ones here: http://komlenic.com/244/8-reasons-why-mysqls-enum-data-type-is-evil/