Just for the records, the limits the TEXT, BLOB column/data types in Mysql:

Mysql truncates the insert/update, so stay optimized and plan ahead 🙂

TINYBLOB – 255 bytes

A BLOB column with a maximum length of 255 (28 – 1) bytes. Each TINYBLOB value is stored using a one-byte length prefix that indicates the number of bytes in the value.

TINYTEXT – 255 chars

A TEXT column with a maximum length of 255 (28 – 1) characters. The effective maximum length is less if the value contains multi-byte characters. Each TINYTEXT value is stored using a one-byte length prefix that indicates the number of bytes in the value.

BLOB
[(M)] – 65,535 bytes

A BLOB column with a maximum length of 65,535 (216 – 1) bytes. Each BLOB value is stored using a two-byte length prefix that indicates the number of bytes in the value.
An optional length M can be given for this type. If this is done, MySQL creates the column as the smallest BLOB type large enough to hold values M bytes long.

TEXT[(M)] – 65,535 chars

A TEXT column with a maximum length of 65,535 (216 – 1) characters. The effective maximum length is less if the value contains multi-byte characters. Each TEXT value is stored using a two-byte length prefix that indicates the number of bytes in the value.
An optional length M can be given for this type. If this is done, MySQL creates the column as the smallest TEXT type large enough to hold values M characters long.

MEDIUMBLOB – App. 16 mill bytes

A BLOB column with a maximum length of 16,777,215 (224 – 1) bytes. Each MEDIUMBLOB value is stored using a three-byte length prefix that indicates the number of bytes in the value.

MEDIUMTEXT – App. 16 mill chars

A TEXT column with a maximum length of 16,777,215 (224 – 1) characters. The effective maximum length is less if the value contains multi-byte characters. Each MEDIUMTEXT value is stored using a three-byte length prefix that indicates the number of bytes in the value.

LONGBLOB – 4 GB

A BLOB column with a maximum length of 4,294,967,295 or 4GB (232 – 1) bytes. The effective maximum length of LONGBLOB columns depends on the configured maximum packet size in the client/server protocol and available memory. Each LONGBLOB value is stored using a four-byte length prefix that indicates the number of bytes in the value.

LONGTEXT – 4 GB

A TEXT column with a maximum length of 4,294,967,295 or 4GB (232 – 1) characters. The effective maximum length is less if the value contains multi-byte characters. The effective maximum length of LONGTEXT columns also depends on the configured maximum packet size in the client/server protocol and available memory. Each LONGTEXT value is stored using a four-byte length prefix that indicates the number of bytes in the value.

/Renzo