title: What data type to store a JSON array in MySQL (5.6) database
body: <p>What is the data type I should use to store a JSON encoded array in MySQL version 5.6 where JSON data type is not available?</p>
  <p>So far I'm thinking to store it as a <code>TEXT</code> or <code>VARCHAR</code>. Is it how we have to store it?</p>