How Can I Set the Default Value of a Timestamp Column to the Current Timestamp with Laravel Migrations

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I would like to make a timestamp column with a default value of CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP using the Laravel Schema Builder/Migrations. I have gone through the Laravel documentation several times, and I don't see how I can make that the default for a timestamp column.

The timestamps() function makes the defaults 0000-00-00 00:00 for both columns that it makes
Apr 2, 2020 in Laravel by kartik
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edited Apr 2, 2020 by kartik 12,053 views

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Hello,

To create both of the created_at and updated_at columns:

$t->timestamp('created_at')->default(DB::raw('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'));
$t->timestamp('updated_at')->default(DB::raw('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP on update CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'));

You will need MySQL version >= 5.6.5 to have multiple columns with CURRENT_TIMESTAMP

Hope this works!!

thank you!!

answered Apr 2, 2020 by Niroj
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