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

Here is how to do it on MySQL 5.1:

ALTER TABLE `table_name` CHANGE `column_name` `column_name` 
TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP;

I have no clue why you have to enter the column name twice.