Laravel created_at vs updated_at having wrong datetime.

Hello Developers Family,

I've come across an issue in Laravel related to incorrect date storage for created_at and updated_at fields. In my config/app.php, the timezone is configured as Asia/Kolkata. As a result, I've identified two specific concerns:

1. On certain occasions, the created_at time displays a discrepancy of 5-12 hours behind the actual time.
2. In some instances, the updated_at time is recorded as earlier than the created_at time, which is certainly unexpected behavior.

For a clearer understanding and validation of these observations, I've included a sample below.

Important to note: We are not manually updating created_at and updated_at column anywhere in the application. Also, this issue isn't consistently occurring; rather, it's sporadic, affecting approximately 1 in 1000 records. Your expertise and insights on this matter would be immensely valuable.

mysql> select id, created_at, updated_at, TIMESTAMPDIFF(MINUTE,updated_at,created_at) AS minutes from table_name where updated_at < created_at group by minutes order by minutes DESC;

+------+---------------------+---------------------+---------+

| id | created_at | updated_at | minutes |

+------+---------------------+---------------------+---------+

| 136 | 2023-04-05 10:37:47 | 2023-04-04 22:07:48 | 749 |

| 5098 | 2023-08-23 11:00:10 | 2023-08-22 22:31:11 | 748 |

| 5103 | 2023-08-23 11:00:25 | 2023-08-22 22:33:24 | 747 |

| 5099 | 2023-08-23 11:00:15 | 2023-08-22 22:33:20 | 746 |

| 4682 | 2023-08-14 03:33:29 | 2023-08-13 22:03:29 | 330 |

| 130 | 2023-04-04 04:35:09 | 2023-04-03 23:05:11 | 329 |