Name
TIMESTAMP
Syntax
TIMESTAMP[(display_size)]Format
YYYYMMDDhhmmss (20010101060000)
Storage
4 bytes
Description
A simple representation of a point in time down to the second in the
range of midnight on January 1, 1970, to one minute before midnight
on December 31, 2037. Its primary utility is keeping track of table
modifications. When you insert a NULL value into a
TIMESTAMP column, the current date and time are
inserted instead. When you modify any value in a row with a
TIMESTAMP column, the first
TIMESTAMP column will be automatically updated
with the current date and time.
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