mysql> mysql> mysql> CREATE TABLE mytbl -> ( -> i INT, -> c CHAR(1) -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> mysql> ALTER TABLE mytbl MODIFY c CHAR(10); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec) Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0 mysql> mysql> drop table mytbl; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)