IMO, dateTime doesn't parse now() the same way that timeStamp does. If you
use now() in a dateTime field, I have found that it doesn't always write the
time to the record, while using now() with the timestamp always does.
As far as your other questions, the indexing and increased performance, I
From: DePhillips, Michael P
Am I gaining anything by using a timestamp instead of using dateTime and
calling now(), for example, increased performance, better indexing, etc.
I guess another way to ask this is does the MySQL internals handle a
timestamp more efficiently than a dateTime.
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