The TIMESTAMP data type is the only way to have MySQL automatically set the time when a row was inserted and/or updated. DATETIME columns can’t do this.
TIMESTAMP columns are identical to DATETIME columns with one important exception — they can be set to take the current time value when a row is created or updated.
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There are 5 different integer columns, each hold integer values of different sizes.
Moreover, each can be signed or unsigned. If your value can’t ever be negative (for example, for an index), then you should probably make your values unsigned.

DROP TABLE `foo`.`example_03`;
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `foo`.`example_03` (
f_01 TINYINT, [...]

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This example shows how to set default values for each column — as well as how to allow (or not allow) NULL values in the column. By default, any column can contain NULL values.
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Here’s a basic example of a MySQL CREATE TABLE command.

CREATE TABLE `foo`.`example_01` (
`field_1` VARCHAR(255),
`field_2` CHAR(10),
`field_3` INT(10),
`field_4` BIGINT(20),
`field_5` [...]

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Sometimes when using Active Record you may want to create a database connection to a database other than the default database specified in your database.yml file.
When this happens, the easiest way to do it is to use the Class-level convenience method on ActiveRecord::Base. Like this:
Imagine your database.yml entry looks like this:
development_foo:
adapter: [...]

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I recently ran across an Information Week article called The Future of Programming that forecasts a drop in the demand for programmers along with a drop in their stature withing companies. They described off-shoring and the fall-off of the Internet Boom as reasons for the decline.
I’ve been programming for a long time. Most recently I [...]

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What is a cursor and when should you use one?
A ‘cursor’ in MySQL is essentially just the result set that’s returned from a query. Using a cursor allows you to iterate, or step through, the results of a query and perform certain operations on each row that’s returned.
Think of them like holders [...]

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