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In SQL Server it's getdate(), what is the equivalant for MySQL? I'm using 5.x.
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IMPORTANT EDIT: It is now possible to achieve this with DATETIME fields since MySQL 5.0

Previous versions can't do that with DATETIME...

But you can do it with TIMESTAMP:

mysql> create table testtable (str varchar(32), date TIMESTAMP DEFAULT 
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> desc testtable;
+-------+-------------+------+-----+-------------------+-------+
| Field | Type        | Null | Key | Default           | Extra |
+-------+-------------+------+-----+-------------------+-------+
| str   | varchar(32) | YES  |     | NULL              |       | 
| date   | timestamp   | NO   |     | CURRENT_TIMESTAMP |       | 
+-------+-------------+------+-----+-------------------+-------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> insert into testtable (str) values ("demo");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> select * from test;
+------+---------------------+
| str  | date                  |
+------+---------------------+
| demo | 2008-10-03 22:59:52 | 
+------+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

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