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 ## Description
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 A simple Trait to store an Options array in a JSON column. Get/Set values as if they were seperate keys in the Database
 
@@ -19,8 +22,10 @@ and install with `composer update`
 
         $table->json('options');
 
+note that older versions of mySql don't support the json type. In that case you can safely fallback to a string type:
+
+        $table->string('options');
 
-note that older versions of mySql don't support the json type. In that case you can safely fallback to a string type.
 
 2. Use the Trait in the coresponding model:
 
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ use igaster\modelOptions\modelOptions {
 }
 ```
 
-and call them manually from your __get() / __set mehods:
+and call them manually from your `__get()` / `__set()` mehods:
 
 ```php
 //--- copy these in your model if you need to implement __get() __set() methods