MySQL's JSON Data Type
davidstokes
MySQL 5.7 features a JSON Data Type that allows storage of valid JSON documents in a database column. This session covers how the document is stored in a binary format, the functions provided to exploit this new storage type, how to use generated columns to create materialized indexes for fast searches ot joins, and when JSON is/is-not a good choice for storing informationn. Examples provided in PHP to allow even novice devlopers to quickly use this new MySQL features