current date time mysql code example

Example 1: mysql get time from datetime

SELECT 
date_format(datecol, '%H:%i:%s') as 'time' FROM table;
-- eg. 10:33:10

Example 2: mysql now format

SELECT DATE_FORMAT(NOW(),'%Y-%m-%d %H-%i-%s')

Example 3: mysql current date

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()

Example 4: get date from now() mysql

You can use CURDATE()

Example 5: mysql current date

SELECT NOW();
It returns current date and time.