title: Why limit the length of the result of a GROUP_CONCAT in MySQL?
body: <p>What is the reason for limiting the results of a GROUP_CONCAT in MySQL to 1024? What are the implications of raising this limit to a much higher number?</p>
  
  <p>Here's an example of how to raise it:
  <a href="http://blog.georgeolah.com/2013/03/mysql-group_concat-limit/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.georgeolah.com/2013/03/mysql-group_concat-limit/</a></p>
  
  <p>Any thoughts?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>