Why does CAST(1 AS SIGNED INTEGER) return a BIGINT on MySQL? - Database Administrators Stack Exchang
@Phil - I did read that over and over. Why does it say SIGNED [INTEGER] in the section The type for the result can be one of the following values:. Is a SIGNED INTEGER in the context of a CAST not in fact a 32 bit integer? – Kev Jan 23 '14 at 12:55...