On 2011-08-04, Raj Mathur (=?utf-8?b?4KSw4KS+4KSc?= =?utf-8?b?IOCkruCkvuCkpeClgeCksA==?=) <raju(at)linux-delhi(dot)org> wrote:
> Thanks, that's useful for benchmarking the various textual data types.
> Anything specific about using CHAR vs VARCHAR for primary keys that are
> going to be referenced from multiple tables that comes to mind?
that page he pointed you to says they are all stored the same.
(excepte char(8) is padded and that may bloat the index a bit)
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