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

Using Now() is not a good idea. It only save the current time and date. It will not update the the current date and time, when you update your data. If you want to add the time once, The default value =Now() is best option. If you want to use timestamp. and want to update the this value, each time that row is updated. Then, trigger is best option to use.

1. http://www.mysqltutorial.org/sql-triggers.aspx
2. http://www.tutorialspoint.com/plsql/plsql_triggers.htm

These two toturial will help to implement the trigger.