This can be done by using CURDATE() or NOW() in a MySQL query as shown below -
mysql> Insert into year1(Year_Copyright) values (CURDATE()); Query OK, 1 row affected, 1 warning (0.06 sec) mysql> Select * from year1; +----------------+ | Year_Copyright | +----------------+ | 2017 | | 2017 | +----------------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> Insert into year1(Year_Copyright) values (NOW()); Query OK, 1 row affected, 1 warning (0.06 sec) mysql> Select * from year1; +----------------+ | Year_Copyright | +----------------+ | 2017 | | 2017 | | 2017 | +----------------+ 1 rows in set (0.00 sec)
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