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Update database guides on text data type usage

What does this MR do?

This MR adds documentation on how to use the text data type in migrations:

  1. Using text vs string
  2. How to add text columns and set their limits
  3. How to split migrations that include add_text_limit
  4. How to update existing columns and run a data migration to clean up existing invalid records

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Closes #215065 (closed), #214256 (closed)

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