NEW MODULE - SQL BEST PRACTICES

Create a new table

Example:

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `table`(
  `id` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL,
  `column` smallint(6) unsigned,
  `active` BOOLEAN DEFAULT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;

Boolean datatype in mysql: Use TinyInt(1) or Boolean (this is the same thing)

bit(1) can also work, but it may require a syntax like b'(0) and b'(1) when inserting (not sure).

If there are multiple booleans in the same table, bit(1) is better, otherwise it's the same result.

Rules

• Use InnoDB as engine for dynamic tables (most likely in the auth and characters databases).
• Use MyISAM for read-only tables (in world database), but if you're not sure, just use innoDB.
• Use utf8 as charset.

Resources

https://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_datatypes.asp