How to Set Timestamp Column to the Current Timestamp In Laravel 8 Migrations?

To set the default timestamps you can specify the "default()" method and using "DB::raw()" to get the CURRENT_TIMESTAMP value. This method works across different database drivers MySQL, PostgreSQL and others.

Using DB::raw("CURRENT_TIMESTAMP")

To set the CURRENT_TIMESTAMP you can call it within the DB::raw() method like below.

<?php

$table->timestamp('created_at')->default(DB::raw('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'));

Using useCurrent

Another approach is also using the "useCurrent()" method and this will set the default value to the CURRENT_TIMESTAMP.

<?php

/* For Create */
$table->timestamp('created_at')->useCurrent();

/* For Update */
$table->timestamp('updated_at')->useCurrent()->useCurrentOnUpdate();