http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/alter-table.html This will change the datatype of given column Depending on how many columns you wish to modify it might be best to generate a script, or use some kind of mysql client GUI
Definitely not a text field, but a varchar — perhaps. I wouldn’t recommend parsing the results and storing them in individual columns unless you want to take advantage of that data in database sense — statistics etc. If you never see yourself asking “What is the average volume that users use?” then don’t bother parsing it. To figure out … Read more
From what I can gather, the following should suffice, so long as the fields are what you have provided. EDIT (with Cursor) This should be pretty simple with a cursor, however I highly advise you familiarize yourself with these and the implications.
The correct way to avoid SQL injection attacks, no matter which database you use, is to separate the data from SQL, so that data stays data and will never be interpreted as commands by the SQL parser. It is possible to create SQL statement with correctly formatted data parts, but if you don’t fully understand … Read more
It turns out, the error is very vague indeed! 1) Password was setting while logged on as root, as it was updating the user/password field in the users table under MySql. 2) When logged on as user, password was in fact not changing and even though there was one specified in the users table in … Read more
Either remove the DEFINER=.. statement from your sqldump file, or replace the user values with CURRENT_USER. The MySQL server provided by RDS does not allow a DEFINER syntax for another user (in my experience). You can use a sed script to remove them from the file:
Either remove the DEFINER=.. statement from your sqldump file, or replace the user values with CURRENT_USER. The MySQL server provided by RDS does not allow a DEFINER syntax for another user (in my experience). You can use a sed script to remove them from the file:
Timestamps in MySQL are generally used to track changes to records, and are often updated every time the record is changed. If you want to store a specific value you should use a datetime field. If you meant that you want to decide between using a UNIX timestamp or a native MySQL datetime field, go … Read more
As was told at MySQL Using a string column with date text as a date field, you can do You can also handle these date strings in WHERE clauses. For example You can handle all kinds of date/time layouts this way. Please refer to the format specifiers for the DATE_FORMAT() function to see what you … Read more