Mysql/Php - Current date and time

Question

I have a query that I want to update a column with the current date time. The column I want to update is of the type datetime.

How can I get it and set it?

Answer 1

else{ //If the last update is NULL, It must be players first page load. So set datetime equal to NOW
    $query = "UPDATE `stats` SET `last_ap_update` =  '".gmdate("Y-m-d H:i:s")."'  WHERE `member_id` = {$_SESSION['SESS_MEMBER_ID']}"; 
    $queryresult = mysql_query($insertqry);
}

You can use any format you want instead of gmdate("Y-m-d H:i:s")