# Do migration support MySQL BIGINT

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-migration-support-mysql-bigint/116426>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 5, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-migration-support-mysql-bigint/116426 "2007-10-05T11:47:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ghee\_wooi\_O](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Ghee\_wooi\_O](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ghee_wooi_O)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-migration-support-mysql-bigint/116426/1 "2007-10-05T11:47:27Z")

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hi,

just wondering do migration support MySQL BIGINT ?

what if i wanna create a migration with BIGINT ? should i use SQL  
directly ?

kiwi

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**Author:** ![Ghee\_wooi\_O](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Ghee\_wooi\_O](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ghee_wooi_O)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 12:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-migration-support-mysql-bigint/116426/2 "2007-10-05T12:11:32Z")

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Ghee wooi Ong wrote:

> just wondering do migration support MySQL BIGINT ?
> 
> what if i wanna create a migration with BIGINT ? should i use SQL  
> directly ?

It doesn’t, so you indeed could do the SQL yourself in your migrations.

–  
Roderick van Domburg  
[http://www.nedforce.com](http://www.nedforce.com)

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**Author:** ![Ghee\_wooi\_O](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Ghee\_wooi\_O](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ghee_wooi_O)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 12:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-migration-support-mysql-bigint/116426/3 "2007-10-05T12:13:46Z")

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Roderick van Domburg wrote:

> Ghee wooi Ong wrote:
> 
> > just wondering do migration support MySQL BIGINT ?
> > 
> > what if i wanna create a migration with BIGINT ? should i use SQL  
> > directly ?
> 
> It doesn’t, so you indeed could do the SQL yourself in your migrations.
> 
> –  
> Roderick van Domburg  
> [http://www.nedforce.com](http://www.nedforce.com)

ok, thx for help!  
kiwi

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**Author:** ![Ghee\_wooi\_O](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Ghee\_wooi\_O](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ghee_wooi_O)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 12:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-migration-support-mysql-bigint/116426/4 "2007-10-05T12:31:02Z")

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Ghee wooi Ong wrote:

> hi,
> 
> just wondering do migration support MySQL BIGINT ?
> 
> what if i wanna create a migration with BIGINT ? should i use SQL  
> directly ?
> 
> kiwi

[http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/mysql\_bigint](http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/mysql_bigint)

–  
Michael W.