set @@sql_mode=strict_trans_tables; create table t1(a text not null) row_format=dynamic engine=innodb; create index idx1 on t1(a(3073)); Warnings: Note 1071 Specified key was too long; max key length is 3072 bytes show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `a` text NOT NULL, KEY `idx1` (`a`(3072)) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 ROW_FORMAT=DYNAMIC drop table t1; set @@sql_mode=default; create table t1 ( id1 int(11) not null auto_increment, id2 varchar(30) not null, id3 datetime not null default current_timestamp, primary key (id1), unique key unique_id2 (id2) ) engine=innodb; alter table t1 change column id2 id4 varchar(100) not null; select * from t1 where id4 like 'a'; id1 id4 id3 drop table t1;