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MySQL CURRENT_DATE() Function

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MySQL CURRENT_DATE() Function

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Example

Return the current date:

SELECT CURRENT_DATE();

Definition and Usage

The CURRENT_DATE() function returns the current date.

Note:

The date is returned as

Formula

"YYYY - MM - DD" (string) or as YYYYMMDD (numeric).

Note:

This function equals the CURDATE() function.

Syntax

CURRENT_DATE()

Technical Details

Works in:

From MySQL 4.0

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Formula

Return the current date + 1:

SELECT CURRENT_DATE() + 1;

MySQL CURRENT_DATE() Function

Concept visual

MySQL CURRENT_DATE() Function

Pointer walk

two pointers

left=0

right=6

1

3

Start at both ends

Example

Return the current date:

SELECT CURRENT_DATE();

Definition and Usage

The CURRENT_DATE() function returns the current date.

Note:

The date is returned as

Formula

"YYYY - MM - DD" (string) or as YYYYMMDD (numeric).

Note:

This function equals the CURDATE() function.

Syntax

CURRENT_DATE()

Technical Details

Works in:

From MySQL 4.0

More Examples

Example

Formula

Return the current date + 1:

SELECT CURRENT_DATE() + 1;

MySQL CURRENT_DATE() Function

MySQL CURRENT_DATE() Function

Example

Return the current date:

Definition and Usage

Note:

The date is returned as

Note:

Syntax

Technical Details

Works in:

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MySQL CURRENT_DATE() Function

MySQL CURRENT_DATE() Function

Example

Return the current date:

Definition and Usage

Note:

The date is returned as

Note:

Syntax

Technical Details

Works in:

More Examples

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