> The "What's new in MySQL 5.7" manual page [1] says: > > * InnoDB now supports spatial data types. > > What is the difference to previous releases in this respect?
The 5.7.1 Release Notes are a bit more specific: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-1.html InnoDB: Added support for spatial data types currently supported by MySQL including POINT, LINE_STRING, POLYGON, MULTI_POINT, MULTI_POLYGON, MULTI_LINE_STRING, GEOMETRY_COLLECTION, and GEOMETRY. Prior to this release, InnoDB would store spatial data as binary BLOB data. BLOB remains the underlying data type but spatial data types are now mapped to a new InnoDB internal data type, DATA_GEOMETRY. With BLOB as the underlying data type, a prefix index can still be used on the GEOMETRY data column. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
