title: Java:Efficiently store Protobuf objects in MySQL
body: <p>I have a few hundred thousands of <a href="http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/" rel="nofollow">ProtoBuf</a> objects in a container object in Java. </p>
  
  <p>The container grew quite large, and serializing into a MySQL database seems to be the best idea.</p>
  
  <p>What's the most reasonable way to store Protobuf Objects in MySQL using Java? </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>What's the right (de)serialization technique?</li>
  <li>Which field type should I use in the MySQL Schema for the serialized objects?</li>
  </ul>