Optimizes IP Address Storage in DB (#25751)

* Initial commit

* comment fix

* Updates new columns position in table

* Updates insert statement for connection_log

* 57 to 58 - Handles changes post merge conflict

SQL/paradise_schema.sql

@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `connection_log` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   `datetime` datetime NOT NULL,
   `ckey` varchar(32) NOT NULL,
-  `ip` varchar(32) NOT NULL,
+  `ip` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
   `computerid` varchar(32) NOT NULL,
   `server_id` VARCHAR(50) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
   `result` ENUM('ESTABLISHED','DROPPED - IPINTEL','DROPPED - BANNED','DROPPED - INVALID') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'ESTABLISHED' COLLATE 'utf8mb4_general_ci',

SQL/updates/57-58.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Updating DB from 57-58 ~Burza
+# Changes the data type for the `ip` column in `connection_log` from VARCHAR to INT
+
+# Creates a temporary column for our new data type
+ALTER TABLE `connection_log`
+ADD COLUMN `ip_int` INT UNSIGNED NULL;
+
+# Copies the data from the `ip` column to `ip_int` as our new data type
+UPDATE `connection_log`
+SET `ip_int` = INET_ATON(`ip`);
+
+# Deletes the old `ip` column from the table
+ALTER TABLE `connection_log` DROP COLUMN `ip`;
+
+# Updates the name of the temporary column to take place of the original
+ALTER TABLE `connection_log`
+CHANGE COLUMN `ip_int` `ip` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AFTER `ckey`;