How to update MySql timestamp column to current timestamp on PHP?

Another option:

UPDATE `table` SET the_col = current_timestamp

Looks odd, but works as expected. If I had to guess, I'd wager this is slightly faster than calling now().

Use this query:

UPDATE `table` SET date_date=now();

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Sample code can be:

<?php
$con = mysql_connect("localhost","peter","abc123");
if (!$con)
  {
  die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
  }

mysql_select_db("my_db", $con);

mysql_query("UPDATE `table` SET date_date=now()");

mysql_close($con);
?>