function user_update_7009

Converts fields that store serialized variables from text to blob.

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File

modules/user/user.install, line 648

Code

function user_update_7009() {
    $spec = array(
        'type' => 'blob',
        'not null' => FALSE,
        'size' => 'big',
        'serialize' => TRUE,
        'description' => 'A serialized array of name value pairs that are related to the user. Any form values posted during user edit are stored and are loaded into the $user object during user_load(). Use of this field is discouraged and it will likely disappear in a future version of Drupal.',
    );
    db_change_field('users', 'data', 'data', $spec);
}

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