Syntax error For timestamp, which datatype is used in MySQL?

For timestamp, which datatype is used in MySQL?



The TIMESTAMP data type is used for values containing both date and time parts. Let us first create a table −

mysql> create table DemoTable662(
   UserId int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,UserName varchar(100),UserPostDate datetime
);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.50 sec)

Following is the query for valid default timestamp values −

mysql> alter table DemoTable662 MODIFY COLUMN UserPostDate TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT current_timestamp;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (1.81 sec)
Records: 0 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

Let us check the description of table once again −

mysql> desc DemoTable662;

This will produce the following output −

+--------------+--------------+------+-----+-------------------+----------------+
| Field        | Type         | Null | Key | Default           | Extra          |
+--------------+--------------+------+-----+-------------------+----------------+
| UserId       | int(11)      | NO   | PRI | NULL              | auto_increment |
| UserName     | varchar(100) | YES  |     | NULL              |                |
| UserPostDate | timestamp    | NO   |     | CURRENT_TIMESTAMP |                |
+--------------+--------------+------+-----+-------------------+----------------+
3 rows in set (0.10 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command −

mysql> insert into DemoTable662(UserName) values('Chris');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.24 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable662(UserName) values('Robert');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.16 sec)
mysql> insert into DemoTable662(UserName,UserPostDate) values('Robert','2018-01-11');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.27 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement −

mysql> select *from DemoTable662;

This will produce the following output −

+--------+----------+---------------------+
| UserId | UserName | UserPostDate        |
+--------+----------+---------------------+
| 1      | Chris    | 2019-07-20 13:06:13 |
| 2      | Robert   | 2019-07-20 13:06:18 |
| 3      | Robert   | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 |
+--------+----------+---------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Updated on: 2019-08-23T12:41:54+05:30

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