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MySQL CURRENT_DATE() Function

Example

SELECT CURRENT_DATE();

Definition and Usage

The CURRENT_DATE() function returns the current date.

Note

The date is returned as "YYYY-MM-DD" (string) or as YYYYMMDD (numeric).

Note

This function equals the CURDATE() function.

Syntax

CURRENT_DATE()

Works in:	From MySQL 4.0

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Example

SELECT CURRENT_DATE();

The CURRENT_DATE() function returns the current date.

Note

The date is returned as "YYYY-MM-DD" (string) or as YYYYMMDD (numeric).

Note

This function equals the CURDATE() function.

Syntax

CURRENT_DATE()

Works in:	From MySQL 4.0