Optimizing Million-Scale PV Log Tables: The Elegant Shift from VARCHAR to TINYINT

This article documents the optimization process for a PV log table handling millions of daily records. By converting VARCHAR fields for OS and browser information to TINYINT enumerations, we significantly reduced storage space and improved query performance. The article explores the pros and cons, implementation steps, and further discusses how to elegantly handle version numbers, providing a practical guide for developers like those at wiki.lib00.com managing large-scale log data.