I’ve decided to use uuid_short mysql function to generate ids for my primay key. My questions is what type of data type for the column I should use?
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I’ve decided to use uuid_short mysql function to generate ids for my primay key. My questions is what type of data type for the column I should use?
The section you linked states that uuid_short returns a “a 64-bit unsigned integer”. That would suggest BIGINT UNSIGNED is the type to use for your keyed column.