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Su San Talks Tech
Su San Talks Tech
Dec 5, 2025 · Databases

How to Store IP Addresses Efficiently in PostgreSQL and MySQL

This guide explains how to store IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in PostgreSQL using the INET type and in MySQL using INT UNSIGNED, VARBINARY, and built‑in conversion functions, providing examples of table creation, insertion, and subnet queries.

IP storageIPv6 VARBINARYMySQL INT UNSIGNED
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How to Store IP Addresses Efficiently in PostgreSQL and MySQL
IT Services Circle
IT Services Circle
Oct 14, 2025 · Databases

How to Efficiently Store IP Addresses in PostgreSQL and MySQL

This article explains how PostgreSQL and MySQL store IP addresses using native data types and functions, showing example table definitions, insertion and query statements for both IPv4 and IPv6, and highlights the advantages of using specialized types over plain VARCHAR.

INET typeIP storageMySQL
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How to Efficiently Store IP Addresses in PostgreSQL and MySQL