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Posts tagged varchar

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Use for questions dealing with SQL data types which are a set of character data of indeterminate length.

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Q&A Would a MySQL database run more efficiently with smaller varchar lengths?

I have a database with quite a few VARCHAR fields. When the database was first built the lengths of the columns were set a bit larger than absolutely necessary. Now after, having used the DB for a ...

3 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by manassehkatz‭