MySQL CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() Function

The current_timestamp() is a MySQL date/time function. It is used to get the current date and time.

Syntax

Parameter

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Returns

The current_timestamp function returns the current date and time. It will return the current date as a 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' format if used in a string context. It will return the current date as a YYYYMMDDHHMMSS format if used in a numeric context.

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