MySQL: LOCALTIMESTAMP Function
This MySQL tutorial explains how to use the MySQL LOCALTIMESTAMP function with syntax and examples.
Description
The MySQL LOCALTIMESTAMP function returns the current date and time.
Syntax
The syntax for the LOCALTIMESTAMP function in MySQL is:
LOCALTIMESTAMP( )
Parameters or Arguments
There are no parameters or arguments for the LOCALTIMESTAMP function.
Note
- The LOCALTIMESTAMP function will return the current date as a 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS' format, if used in a string context.
- The LOCALTIMESTAMP function will return the current date as a YYYYMMDDHHMMSS format, if used in a numeric context in versions of MySQL prior to MySQL 4.1.13.
- The LOCALTIMESTAMP function will return the current date as a YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.uuuuuu format, if used in a numeric context in versions of MySQL 4.1.13 and newer.
- The LOCALTIMESTAMP, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, and LOCALTIME functions are synonyms for the NOW function.
Applies To
The LOCALTIMESTAMP function can be used in the following versions of MySQL:
- MySQL 5.7, MySQL 5.6, MySQL 5.5, MySQL 5.1, MySQL 5.0, MySQL 4.1, MySQL 4.0.6
Example
Let's look at some MySQL LOCALTIMESTAMP function examples and explore how to use the LOCALTIMESTAMP function in MySQL.
For example:
mysql> SELECT LOCALTIMESTAMP(); Result: '2014-02-16 09:00:35' mysql> SELECT LOCALTIMESTAMP() + 0; Result: 20140216090035.000000 mysql> SELECT LOCALTIMESTAMP() + 1; Result: 20140216090036.000000
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