laravel timestamp default now code example

Example 1: created_at default value laravel

$table->timestamp('created_at')->useCurrent();

Example 2: mysql timestamp in laravel migration

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

Example 3: laravel current timestamp

use Carbon\Carbon;
$current_date_time = Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString(); // Produces something like "2019-03-11 12:25:00"