Generally I find that for pure text, TEXT type is better. For files and texts that need to be compared case-sensitively, use BLOB.
Either way, for images, and any other binary content, you HAVE to store as a blob. I wouldn't do it though. I would have a varchar field that stores the location and name of the file, and have the file be stored in the filesystem.
Maximo.
At 12:17 15/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
Is it wise to always assume that a file content is always binary and hence store it
in a MySQL BLOB type, even if the file may be only a text file? Your thoughts on this would be appreciated.
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