MySQL fix timestamps for laravel

Execute the following queries to have your ‘created_at’ column the current timestamp upon creation and your ‘updated_at’ the current timestamp upon modification.

// set the default values
DB::statement("ALTER TABLE $table CHANGE created_at created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP")
DB::statement("ALTER TABLE $table CHANGE updated_at updated_at TIMESTAMP NULL ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP");