-- now() 返回当前日期和时间,格式如下:2013-01-17 10:57:13
mysql> select now(), sleep(5), now();
+---------------------+----------+---------------------+
| now() | sleep(5) | now() |
+---------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 2013-01-17 10:57:13 | 0 | 2013-01-17 10:57:13 |
+---------------------+----------+---------------------+
-- curdate() 返回当前日期,格式如下:2013-01-17
-- curtime(), 返回当前时间,格式如下:12:49:26
mysql> select curtime(), sleep(5), curtime();
+-----------+----------+-----------+
| curtime() | sleep(5) | curtime() |
+-----------+----------+-----------+
| 12:49:26 | 0 | 12:49:26 |
+-----------+----------+-----------+
-- sysdate() 返回当前日期和时间,格式:2013-01-17 13:02:40
mysql> select sysdate(), sleep(5), sysdate();
+---------------------+----------+---------------------+
| sysdate() | sleep(5) | sysdate() |
+---------------------+----------+---------------------+
| 2013-01-17 13:02:40 | 0 | 2013-01-17 13:02:45 |
+---------------------+----------+---------------------+
sysdate() 和 now()的区别,一般在执行SQL语句时,都是用now();
因为使用sysdate()时,有可能导致主库和从库执行时返回值不一样,导致主从数据库不一致。
mysql> select now(), curdate(), sysdate(), curtime() \G;
*************************** 1. row ***********************
now(): 2013-01-17 13:07:53
sysdate(): 2013-01-17 13:07:53
转载自 http://www.cnblogs.com/hllnj2008/p/5192849.html