How to initialize date FIELD IN MYSQL - mysql

Question

I Wanted to initialize default date field in my table with CURRENT_DATE(); well BENCH gives me errors that is not possible i heard about triggers but it seems to be a little over complicatet for that problem so is there any way to make this in such way
CREATE TABLE Sprzedaz (
Id int unsigned primary key auto_increment,
KlientId int not null,
ProduktNumer int not null,
Ilosc int not null,
Cena float not null,
Data date default CURRENT_DATE(),
check (Data >= now()),
....
);

Answer 1

You can initialize a TIMESTAMP column with this:
Data TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
or a DATETIME column (MySQL 5.6+):
Data DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
but if you want to initialize a DATE column using MySQL 5.5 you need an INSERT TRIGGER:
CREATE TRIGGER setdate_before_insert BEFORE INSERT ON test
FOR EACH ROW
SET NEW.Data = CURDATE();
and maybe you need also an UPDATE trigger? Please see fiddle here.

Answer 2

Another way to go about this, if you do not mind changing the date type, would be to use a TIMESTAMP and initialize it with TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP. Your definition would then become:
CREATE TABLE Sprzedaz (
Id int unsigned primary key auto_increment,
KlientId int not null,
ProduktNumer int not null,
Ilosc int not null,
Cena float not null,
Data TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, <<<==== change this
check (Data >= now()),
....
);

Answer 3

If you have MySQL version 5.6.5 and above, you can use CURRENT_TIMESTAMP instead of CURRENT_DATE
See http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/timestamp-initialization.html
So you can't do it with dates but you may be able to change your field to be a TIMESTAMP or DATETIME and Bobs your mothers brother!