how i can set default value in mysql field to be NULL

Question

hello all i have problem with mysql...i have field user can save value in it or leave it empty so should i set default value for this field NULL? isnt it...ok how i do it?

Answer 1

That is the default value in most cases. Just don't specify a default and of course don't specify NOT NULL for that field when defining the table schema.

Answer 2

There is no need for a field to be NULL, yuo can just enter an empty value. This is often better as NULL means "no information present" not "field empty". A user might intentionally leave a field empty because he has nothing to fill it with (eg "personal website") but this IS an information, while NULL means "we don't know".