MySQL 5.5 to 5.6 - Type Strictness

If you're upgrading MySQL from 5.5 to 5.6, you may encounter some issues when trying to insert and update data. For instance, trying to insert an empty string into a decimal value may have worked for you in 5.5, but now throws this in 5.6: Incorrect decimal value: '' for column 'my_decimal_column' …