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MySQL CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() Function

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MySQL CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() Function

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Example

Return the current date and time:

SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP();

Definition and Usage

The CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() function returns the current date and time.

Note:

Formula

The date and time is returned as "YYYY - MM - DD HH - MM - SS"

(string) or as YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.uuuuuu (numeric).

Syntax

CURRENT_TIMESTAMP()

Technical Details

Works in:

From MySQL 4.0

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Example

Formula

Return the current date and time + 1:
SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() + 1;

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