sql 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()

SELECT GETDATE(); 

GETDATE()

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

Add GETDATE() in sql query where you want to pass current timestamp.

Example
Return the current database system date and time:

SELECT GETDATE();

SELECT getdate()