MYSQL: Difference between Binary and Blob

Question

I\'m trying to understand mysql data types, but i don\'t get the difference between the (Var-)BINARY data fields and the BLOB-Fields. What ist the difference between these t

Answer 1

The binary and varbinary types are binary strings whose actual values are stored in the table. The actual values blob (and text) types are stored elsewhere in the database with a 256 byte alias to that slot being placed in the table; the blob can therefore be "any" size (up to the max).