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 current_date FROM dual;-- oracle
SELECT GETDATE(); -- SQL SERVER
SELECT NOW() AS DATETIME; -- Mysql