1In 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()
1INSERT INTO my_table (last_updated) VALUES(NOW());
2INSERT INTO my_table (last_updated) VALUES(sysdate); -- Oracle
3INSERT INTO my_table (last_updated) VALUES(getdate()); -- SQL Server
1Add GETDATE() in sql query where you want to pass current timestamp.
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3Example
4Return the current database system date and time:
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6SELECT GETDATE();