MySQL CURDATE () function
Definition and Usage
CURDATE () returns the current date.
grammar
CURDATE()
Examples
Here is the SELECT statement:
SELECT NOW(),CURDATE(),CURTIME()
The results are as follows:
NOW() | CURDATE() | CURTIME() |
---|---|---|
2008-11-11 12:45:34 | 2008-11-11 | 12:45:34 |
Examples
The following SQL to create "Orders" table with a datetime column (OrderDate) of:
CREATE TABLE Orders
(
OrderId int NOT NULL,
ProductName varchar(50) NOT NULL,
OrderDate datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT CURDATE(),
PRIMARY KEY (OrderId)
)
(
OrderId int NOT NULL,
ProductName varchar(50) NOT NULL,
OrderDate datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT CURDATE(),
PRIMARY KEY (OrderId)
)
Please note, OrderDate column specified CURDATE () as the default. As a result, when you insert a row into the table, the current date and time automatically inserted column.
Now, we want to insert a record into the "Orders" table:
INSERT INTO Orders (ProductName) VALUES ('Jarlsberg Cheese')
"Orders" table is as follows:
OrderId | ProductName | OrderDate |
---|---|---|
1 | Jarlsberg Cheese | 2008-11-11 |
MySQL Date Functions