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There are good reasons why your data should be categorized into different types. In this video, we'll explore some of them.
Types of Data
Here's a slightly larger list of data types than in the video.
- Text Type Examples
- TEXT
- VARCHAR
- Numeric Type Examples
- INT
- INTEGER
- Date Type Examples
- DATETIME
- DATE
- TIMESTAMP
Here are documentation sites for some other databases where you can see the similarities and differences in data types.
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