zaxxon.txt

ed@li144-162:~$ mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
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Your MySQL connection id is 52868
Server version: 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.9-log (Ubuntu)

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mysql> create database test;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.30 sec)

mysql> use test;
Database changed

mysql> create table foo (id int primary key, created datetime null);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> insert into foo (id, created) values (2, now());
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> insert into foo (id) values (3);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> select * from foo;
+----+---------------------+
| id | created             |
+----+---------------------+
|  1 | 2011-03-01 20:22:22 |
|  2 | 2011-03-01 20:22:27 |
|  3 | NULL                |
+----+---------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)