# MySQL sometime fail to record timestamps, become NULL

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-sometime-fail-to-record-timestamps-become-null/178019>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 28, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-sometime-fail-to-record-timestamps-become-null/178019 "2009-10-28T04:12:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![k560](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@k560](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/k560)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-sometime-fail-to-record-timestamps-become-null/178019/1 "2009-10-28T04:12:48Z")

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My Rails apps using MySQL and sometime timestamps, created\_at and  
updated\_at, become NULL.  
Why it fails to record?

Does anyone know about this?

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**Author:** ![k560](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@k560](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/k560)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 9:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-sometime-fail-to-record-timestamps-become-null/178019/2 "2009-10-28T09:07:51Z")

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On Oct 28, 3:11 am, Masuda [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> My Rails apps using MySQL and sometime timestamps, created\_at and  
> updated\_at, become NULL.  
> Why it fails to record?

Have you been able to narrow down the problem to a small example ?

Fred

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**Author:** ![k560](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@k560](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/k560)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2009, 11:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-sometime-fail-to-record-timestamps-become-null/178019/3 "2009-10-28T11:48:15Z")

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Hi Fred.

> Have you been able to narrow down the problem to a small example ?  
> No I haven’t.  
> I have no idea about this problem yet.