Possible field types:
BINARY(16)
CHAR(32)
BIGINT + BIGINT
How do I decide which one to use?
Possible field types: BINARY(16) CHAR(32) BIGINT + BIGINT How do I decide which one
Share
Sign Up to our social questions and Answers Engine to ask questions, answer people’s questions, and connect with other people.
Login to our social questions & Answers Engine to ask questions answer people’s questions & connect with other people.
Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.
Please briefly explain why you feel this question should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this answer should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this user should be reported.
Possible field types:
BINARY(16)
CHAR(32)
BIGINT + BIGINT
How do I decide which one to use?
If the column is indexed and you know what you’re doing,
BINARY(16)for performance reasons.Otherwise,
CHAR(32)is fine. Make sure the column uses the ascii charset though. (ascii_binfor example)