MariaDB NOW() Function

The MariaDB NOW() function returns the current date and time. It returns the current date and time in the following format:

• Returns the current date and time as a 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' format, if used in a string context.
• Returns the current date and time as a YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.uuuuuu format, if used in a numeric context.

The CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(), LOCALTIME(), and LOCALTIMESTAMP() functions are a synonyms for the NOW() function.

Syntax

NOW()

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

Returns the current date and time.

Example 1:

The example below shows the usage of NOW() function.

SELECT NOW();
Result: '2021-12-27 05:11:57'

SELECT NOW() + 0;
Result: 20211227051157

SELECT NOW() + 1;
Result: 20211227051158

Example 2:

Consider a database table called EmployeeLogin with the following records:

To insert a new record in this table, the following statement can be used.

INSERT INTO EmployeeLogin 
VALUES (6, 'Suresh', NOW());

-- see the result
SELECT * FROM EmployeeLogin;

This will produce a result similar to: