SYSDATE() function in MySQL

SYSDATE() function in MySQL is used to return the current date and time in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS or YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.uuuuuu format depending on the context of the function.

Syntax :

SYSDATE()

Parameter :
This method does not accept any parameter.

Returns :
It returns the current date and time value.

Example-1 :
Getting the current date and time using SYSDATE Function.

SELECT SYSDATE() as CurrentDateAndTime ;

Output :

CurrentDateAndTime
2020-11-26 01:31:14

Example-2 :
Getting the current date and time using SYSDATE Function in numeric format.

SELECT SYSDATE() + 0 as CurrDateAndTime ;

Output :

CURRDATEANDTIME
20201126013648

Example-3 :
The SYSDATE function can be used to set value of columns. To demonstrate create a table named DeliveryDetails.

CREATE TABLE DeliveryDetails (
DeliveryId INT AUTO_INCREMENT,
ProductId INT NOT NULL,
ProductName VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL,
Delivered_At TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY(DeliveryId)
);

Here, we will use SYSDATE function when a delivery will be completed. The value in Delivered_At column will be the value given by SYSDATE Function.

INSERT INTO  
DeliveryDetails(ProductId, ProductName, Delivered_At)
VALUES
(94567, 'Acer Helios', SYSDATE());

Now, checking the DeliveryDetails table :

SELECT * FROM DeliveryDetails;

Output :

DeliveryId	ProductId	ProductName	Delivered_At
1	94567	Acer Helios	2020-11-26 01:40:57