On Jun 7, 2011, at 10:43 PM, Johan De Meersman wrote:
> If that's all you did, you indeed 'removed the default NULL' but did not specify
> another default. Hence, if you don't explicitly specify a value in your insert statement,
> the insert can not happen as the server doesn't know what to put there and is explicitly
> disallowed from leaving the value empty.
That makes sense. So then why does phpMyAdmin allow you to choose "None" as a default?
> Where did you find the advice about setting columns NOT NULL?
I can't find them today, but I read on a couple of web sites that not populating fields
with NULL would make the tables more efficient.
I have a shopping cart that has every field as type TEXT and I'm going through it with a
fine tooth comb trying to make it more efficient.
> You really shouldn't take everything you read on the internet as truth :-)
NOW you tell me! =;) I guess I learned my lesson the hard way.
Thanks again,
Marc
