MySQL SELECT DISTINCT should be case sensitive?

Question

How do I make MySQL\'s SELECT DISTINCT case sensitive?

create temporary table X (name varchar(50) NULL);
insert into X values (\'this\'), (\'This\');
         


        

Answer 1

Use BINARY operator for that:

SELECT DISTINCT(BINARY name) AS Name FROM X;

You can also CAST it while selecting:

SELECT DISTINCT 
(CAST(name AS CHAR CHARACTER SET utf8) COLLATE utf8_bin) AS Name FROM X;

See this SQLFiddle