title: Should I use PDO PARAM_LOB or PARAM_STR for MySQL TEXT type?
body: <p>Should I use PDO <code>PARAM_LOB</code> or <code>PARAM_STR</code> for MySQL <code>TEXT</code> type? I expect my data to be 5000+ characters.</p>
  
  <pre><code>$stmt-&gt;bindParam(':notes', $notes, PDO::PARAM_STR);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>OR </p>
  
  <pre><code>$stmt-&gt;bindParam(':notes', $notes, PDO::PARAM_LOB);
  </code></pre>