The YEAR type is a 1-byte type used to represent year values. It can be declared as YEAR with an implicit display width of 4 characters, or equivalently as YEAR(4) with an explicit display width.

I would use the YEAR(4) column type... but only if the years expected are within the range 1901 and 2155... otherwise, see Gambrinus's answer.

The data type is a guideline for SQL to understand what type of data is expected inside of each column, and it also identifies how SQL will interact with the stored data. In MySQL there are …

The YEAR type is a 1-byte type used to represent year values. It can be declared as YEAR with an implicit display width of 4 characters, or equivalently as YEAR(4) with an explicit display width.

The YEAR data type in MySQL is used to store year values. The YEAR data type occupies only 1 byte of storage space and can store values from 1901 to 2155. The YEAR data type supports …

MySQL has a data type called YEAR that is specifically designed to store and represent year values. This data type is useful when you need to store and retrieve years without the need for …

Aug 5, 2014 · The YEAR datatype is custom made for representing a "year" value. One issue is how the YEAR datatype is handled/represented/converted in the client library (e.g. Perl DBI, …

For integer types, M indicates the maximum display width. For floating-point and fixed-point types, M is the total number of digits that can be stored (the precision). For string types, M is the …

MySQL permits to declare a column YEAR type, with the help of which we can store year values in that column. Learn how to use the YEAR data type in MySQL to effectively store year …

In this tutorial, we introduced MySQL YEAR data types, and the rules for using YEAR data types. A 4-digit year value and a 2-digit year value are acceptable for YEAR columns. 2-digit years 1 …