How do I store a BIGINT in MySQL using PDO?

Question

I know this question has been asked more than once here, but I couldn\'t find a solution.

We are using a database where we are storing the facebook id as a BIGINT(2

Answer 1

We are using a database where we are storing the facebook id as a BIGINT(20).

Why oh why are you doing that?

I think general consensus is that Facebook ids should not be saved as numeric types, but as strings instead. Saving them as something numeric does not yield any advantages whatsoever – but several disadvantages.