Record IDs: Numeric or String??
| From: | Monty | Date: | Wed, 06 Nov 2002 22:50:23 +0000 |
| Subject: | Record IDs: Numeric or String?? | ||
| Groups: | php.db | ||
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Is it more efficient to store record IDs in a MySQL database as an Integer
or a String? I like string IDs better because you can create meaningful
names, but, not sure if this means the DB has to work harder or not.
Thanks!