See my other comment in this thread RE: string truncation (strict sql mode will default on in MySQL 5.6/5.7). It is possible to change timestamps to default to

See my other comment in this thread RE: string truncation (strict sql mode will default on in MySQL 5.6/5.7). It is possible to change timestamps to default to Null. For backwards compatibility, the previous behavior defaults: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/server-system-variables.html#sysvar_explicit_defaults_for_timestamp http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/server-system-variabl...