The Drizzle database, while similar to MySQL includes a number of significant differences. In this post we will look at data types and table syntax that is valid in Drizzle. For more background information you can also review A beginners look at Drizzle - Getting around with SHOW.
Data Types
This comparison is with Drizzle 2009.03.970 and MySQL 5.1.32 GA. More information at MySQL 5.1 Data Types.
The following data types are not valid in Drizzle.
- TINYINT
- SMALLINT
- MEDIUMINT
- BIT
- TIME
- YEAR
- BINARY
- SET …