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How is data stored in MySQL?

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  1. How is data stored in a MySQL database?
  2. Where does MySQL store its data?
  3. How is database data stored?
  4. What kind of data is stored in MySQL?
MySQL stores each database (also called a schema) as a subdirectory of its data directory in the underlying filesystem. When you create a table, MySQL stores the table definition in a . frm file with the same name as the table. Thus, when you create a table named MyTable , MySQL stores the table definition in MyTable.


How is data stored in a MySQL database?

Basically mySQL stores data in files in your hard disk. It stores the files in a specific directory that has the system variable "datadir".

Where does MySQL store its data?

Typically, MySQL will store data in the default directory of /var/lib/mysql.

How is database data stored?

Inside a database, data is stored into tables. This means that all the data has to be stored in a standardized manner. This is why tables have been created. Tables are the simplest objects (structures) for data storage that exist in a database.

What kind of data is stored in MySQL?

In MySQL, you can find all SQL standard numeric types including exact number data type and approximate numeric data types including integer, fixed-point and floating-point. In addition, MySQL also has BIT data type for storing bit values. Numeric types can be signed or unsigned except for the BIT type.

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