UTF8MB4 Emoji Support EXPLODES Table From 500GB to 2TB?!
CHARACTER SET BOMB! Changed to utf8mb4 for emoji support! Table size EXPLODES 4x overnight! 500GB becomes 2.1TB! Disk fills up during ALTER! Database goes READ-ONLY! Watch this explosion!
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