use CarbonCarbon;
$current_date_time = Carbon::now()->toDateTimeString(); // Produces something like "2019-03-11 12:25:00"
use CarbonCarbon;
$current_timestamp = Carbon::now()->timestamp; // Produces something like 1552296328
$reportDate = date_create(date('Y-m-d'));
$timestamp = strtotime(date_format($reportDate, 'Y-m-d'));
$user = User::find(1);
$user->profile_views_count = 123;
$user->timestamps = false;
$user->save();