Changing column datatype in mysql

Changing column datatype in mysql

From time to time I have been changing the column datatype for different reasons. Majorly being for performance and efficiency and some other time based on how the mysql engines would be strong on some types vs the other
here is the simple command i use for changing the column datatype

alter table table_name modify column column_name datatypegoeshere
eg.
ALTER TABLE members MODIFY COLUMN date_created TIMESTAMP;
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