function user_update_7009 in Drupal 7

Converts fields that store serialized variables from text to blob.

Related topics

File

modules/user/user.install, line 640

Install, update and uninstall functions for the user module.

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);
}