In MySQL the CURDATE() returns the current date in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format or 'YYYYMMDD' format depending on whether numeric or string is used in the function. CURRENT_DATE and CURRENT_DATE() are the synonym of CURDATE()SELECT NOW();
It returns current date and time.SELECT getdate(); -- Get Current date in SQL ServerINSERT INTO my_table (last_updated) VALUES(NOW());
INSERT INTO my_table (last_updated) VALUES(sysdate); -- Oracle
INSERT INTO my_table (last_updated) VALUES(getdate()); -- SQL ServerAdd GETDATE() in sql query where you want to pass current timestamp.
Example
Return the current database system date and time:
SELECT GETDATE();select * from datetimes
where dtm >= cast((now()) as date)
and dtm < cast((now() + interval 1 day) as date)
;