How do you set a default value for a MySQL Datetime column?

Question

How do you set a default value for a MySQL Datetime column?

In SQL Server it\'s getdate(). What is the equivalant for MySQL? I\'m using MySQL 5.x if tha

Answer 1

If you have already created the table then you can use

To change default value to current date time

ALTER TABLE  
CHANGE COLUMN   DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;

To change default value to '2015-05-11 13:01:01'

ALTER TABLE  
CHANGE COLUMN   DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '2015-05-11 13:01:01';