How to setup a boolean column in a table

[Martin McGlensey]

Hello,

How do I setup a Boolean column in a MySQL table? There is no Boolean data type listed. The book says to use tinyint. Is that correct? Is it tinyint(1) or tinyint? Also 0 is false and any other integer is true. So I set the values to 1 and 0. My app, written in Gambas, says that the column is not a Boolean. So how should I define this column and what should the values be? Maybe -1 and 0. I'm using MySQL/MariaDB 5.5. manipulating the database with Workbench.

All replies are appreciated.

Regards,
Marty