MySQL set current date in a DATETIME field on insert

Question

I have a \'created_date\' DATETIME field which I would like to be populated with the current date upon insert. What syntax should I use for the trigger for this? This is wha

Answer 1

Your best bet is to change that column to a timestamp. MySQL will automatically use the first timestamp in a row as a 'last modified' value and update it for you. This is configurable if you just want to save creation time.

See doc http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/timestamp-initialization.html