Data truncated for column?
After changing the data type of a MySql column in order to store Twilio call ids (34 char strings), I try to manually change the data in that column with: update calls set incoming_Cid='CA9321a83241035b4c3d3e7a4f7aa6970d' where id='1'; However I get an error which doesn't make sense seeing as the column's data type was properly modified? | Level ||| Code | Message | Warning | 1265 | Data truncated for column 'incoming_Cid' at row 1 Your problem is that at the moment your incoming_Cid column defined as CHAR(1) when it should be CHAR(34) . To fix this just issue this command to change your