title: In Laravel application, mysql import transforms timestamp null values to 0000-00-00 00:00:00
body: <p>In Laravel application I have a MySQL timestamp field <strong>deleted_at</strong> which was created for softDeletes and the default value is NULL. If the value is not NULL the Eloquent will not retrive the data. When I import CSV file the NULL value from source file becomes 0000-00-00 00:00:00.</p>
  
  <p>I read <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30462811/mysql-import-transforms-timestamp-null-values-to-0000-00-00-000000">Mysql import transforms timestamp null values to 0000-00-00 00:00:00</a> and \N does not worked for me. I have many tables which I need to import periodically, so I really need to fix this. Please help. </p>