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MySQL supports numeric, string, date/time, and spatial data types. Choosing correct types improves performance.
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MySQL data types: Numeric (TINYINT, SMALLINT, MEDIUMINT, INT, BIGINT, FLOAT, DOUBLE, DECIMAL), String (CHAR, VARCHAR, TEXT, BLOB, ENUM, SET), Date/Time (DATE, TIME, DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, YEAR), Binary (BINARY, VARBINARY, BLOB types), Spatial types (POINT, GEOMETRY), JSON (native JSON type in MySQL 5.7+). Choose the smallest type that fits your data.
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