What’s the difference between VARCHAR and CHAR in MySQL?
I am trying to store MD5 hashes.
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What’s the difference between VARCHAR and CHAR in MySQL?
I am trying to store MD5 hashes.
VARCHARis variable-length.CHARis fixed length.If your content is a fixed size, you’ll get better performance with
CHAR.See the MySQL page on CHAR and VARCHAR Types for a detailed explanation (be sure to also read the comments).