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 set ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP it will take current time when row data update in table.

 CREATE TABLE bar(
        `create_time` TIMESTAMP CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
        `update_time` TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
    )