Inserting NOW() into Database with CodeIgniter's Active Record

Question

I want to insert current time in database using mySQL function NOW() in Codeigniter\'s active record. The following query won\'t work:

$data = array(
                


        

Answer 1

Using the date helper worked for me

$this->load->helper('date');

You can find documentation for date_helper here.

$data = array(
  'created' => now(),
  'modified' => now()
);

$this->db->insert('TABLENAME', $data);