How to set a varchar to have unlimited length?

Question

In a MySQL database, how would I set a varchar to have unlimited length, so that I can store long web pages? IF not , then what is the Maximum Size?

I know about Text Ty

Answer 1

you should try this method: refer this link:

MySQL - How to increase varchar size of an existing column in a database without breaking existing data?

alter table table_name modify col_name varchar(10000)

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ALTER TABLE `table_name`
   CHANGE COLUMN `col_name` `col_name` VARCHAR(10000);

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or otherwise you should use this method:

TEXT can store 65,535 characters (approx 64KB)
MEDIUMTEXT = 16,777,215 characters (approx 16 MB) 
LONGTEXT = 4,294,967,295 chars (approx 4GB)