NOW()

Description: Returns the current date and time in the format YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss or YYYYMMDDhhmmss.

Examples:

  • NOW() returns 2002-04-23 17:13:50.

  • NOW()+0 returns 20020423171350.

See also: CURDATE(), CURTIME()

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