What is the best field to store the birthday?

Question

I have to store in my mysql database, the users\'s birthday ( like 12-11-1990 ).

What field type do I have to use to store it ?

Answer 1

You should store the date as DATE.

And the Locale as a varchar (PHP or Java).

Don't forget the Locale :)

Nothing like getting an Email from something like Weibo (Chinese Twitter) when its not your birthday yet.