Which MySQL data type to use for storing boolean values

Question

Since MySQL doesn\'t seem to have any \'boolean\' data type, which data type do you \'abuse\' for storing true/false information in MySQL?

Especially in the context

Answer 1

You can use BOOL, BOOLEAN data type for storing boolean values.

These types are synonyms for TINYINT(1)

However, the BIT(1) data type makes more sense to store a boolean value (either true[1] or false[0]) but TINYINT(1) is easier to work with when you're outputting the data, querying and so on and to achieve interoperability between MySQL and other databases. You can also check this answer or thread.

MySQL also converts BOOL, BOOLEAN data types to TINYINT(1).

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