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MySQL | NOW method
schedule Aug 12, 2023
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MySQL's NOW(~) method returns the current date and time in the configured timezone.
Parameters
1. fsp | number | optional
The fractional seconds precision, that is the number of digits to use to store microseconds.
This can take the range 0 - 6. Defaults to fsp=0
Return value
Case | Return Value | Example |
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NOT used in numeric context |
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Used in numeric context |
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Examples
String context
To return the current date and time as a string:
SELECT NOW();
+---------------------+| NOW() |+---------------------+| 2020-04-12 23:26:59 |+---------------------+
Number context
To return the current date and time as a number:
SELECT NOW() + 0;
+----------------+| NOW() + 0 |+----------------+| 20200412233419 |+----------------+
Fractional seconds
To return the current date and time with microseconds up to 6 digits:
SELECT NOW(6);
+----------------------------+| NOW(6) |+----------------------------+| 2020-04-16 16:00:57.659172 |+----------------------------+
We can see that microseconds (part after the .) is returned to 6 digits precision.
Published by Arthur Yanagisawa
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Official MySQL Documentation
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/date-and-time-functions.html#function_now
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