how to use mysql now() function in cakephp for date fields?

Question

I have this code in my cakephp project:

$this->data[\'MyObject\'][\'expire_date\'] = \'NOW()\';

and...

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Answer 1

For cakephp 2.x users:

$db = $this->MyObject->getDataSource(); 


$this->data['MyObject']['expire_date'] = $db->expression('NOW()');