Altering Mysql Table column to be case sensitive

Question

I have a table in my Mysql database, which is used for authentication. And now, I need to make the authentication case sensitive. Googling around, I have realized Mysql col

Answer 1

Rather than altering your table, you can still perform case sensitive queries on your table when authenticating, use the BINARY option as follows:

SELECT BINARY * FROM USERS where USER_ID = 2 AND USER_NAME = 'someone' LIMIT 1;

Does this help?