The MySQL CURRENT_DATE function returns the current date.
Syntax:
The syntax for the CURRENT_DATE function in MySQL is:
CURRENT_DATE( )
Parameters and Arguments:
There are no parameters or arguments for the CURRENT_DATE function.
Note:
- The CURRENT_DATE function will return the current date as a ‘YYYY-MM-DD’ format, if used in a string context.
- The CURRENT_DATE function will return the current date as a YYYYMMDD format, if used in a numeric context.
- The CURRENT_DATE function is a synonym for the CURDATE function.