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Asked: 2026-05-23T15:08:30+00:00

i’ve read that the bool type in mysql is an alias of tinyint(1), therefore

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i’ve read that the bool type in mysql is an alias of tinyint(1), therefore i should use tinyint

My question is the following:
Do i need to declare it unsigned, i mean, is it necessary ?

purchased tinyint(1) unsigned not null DEFAULT 0,

or

purchased tinyint(1) not null DEFAULT 0,
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  1. Editorial Team

    It’s not necessary; leave it signed. In fact, it doesn’t matter anyway — 0 and 1 are within the range of valid values for TINYINT regardless of its signedness.

    But, seriously, just declare it a BOOL, it makes it very clear that it’s a true-or-false value.

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