Insert current date/time using now() in a field using MySQL/PHP

Question

Since MySQL evidently cannot automatically insert the function now() in a datetime field in adding new records like some other databases, based on comments, I\'m explicitly tryi

Answer 1

The only reason I can think of is you are adding it as string 'now()', not function call now().
Or whatever else typo.

SELECT NOW();

to see if it returns correct value?