MySQL 8.0

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set  @app_user = 'someone'
create table audit (ts timestamp default now(), action varchar(10), app_user varchar(20))
insert into audit (action, app_user) values ('start', @app_user)
select * from audit


ts
action
app_user


2023-05-16 08:52:26
start
someone