Answers for "inserting date in mysql"

mysql insert value date

UPDATE personal set birthday = STR_TO_DATE('1-01-2012', '%d-%m-%Y') where birthday IS NULL;

insert current date in mysql

INSERT INTO my_table (last_updated) VALUES(NOW());
INSERT INTO my_table (last_updated) VALUES(sysdate);	-- Oracle
INSERT INTO my_table (last_updated) VALUES(getdate());	-- SQL Server

how to assign date field for table in mysql

CREATE TABLE people (
    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
    first_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
    last_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
    birth_date DATE NOT NULL
);