[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10546: Change VARCHAR keys to SMALLINT

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#10546: Change VARCHAR keys to SMALLINT
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 Reporter:  mikeschinkel              |        Owner:         
     Type:  feature request           |       Status:  closed 
 Priority:  normal                    |    Milestone:         
Component:  Database                  |      Version:  2.9    
 Severity:  normal                    |   Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  dev-feedback 2nd-opinion  |  
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Comment(by Denis-de-Bernardy):

 Replying to [comment:2 westi]:
 > Moving to SMALLINT does not have a huge benefit and just makes things
 less obvious.

 Actually, it potentially makes things faster with large amounts of data,
 due to the much smaller index. But leaving this closed, as it goes against
 the general philosophy of WP.

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