How to store decimal in MySQL?

Question

I\'ve tried using DECIMAL with (2,2) but it won\'t let me use this.

I simply want to store a number, for example 7.50 or 10.50. I need to keep both numbers after th

Answer 1

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `table_name` (`id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,`cost` DECIMAL( 10, 2 ) NOT NULL);

This will make the cost column hold a total of 10 digits, 8 before and 2 after the decimal point.