MySQL in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Name

CURRENT_DATE()

Synopsis

CURRENT_DATE()

This function returns the current date. The usual parentheses are not required. It’s synonymous with CURDATE(). You can use either in SELECT statements, as well as INSERT and UPDATE statements to dynamically set values, or in WHERE clauses. Here is an example:

UPDATE appointment
SET appt_date = CURRENT_DATE( )
WHERE appt_id = '1250';

This statement changes the appointment date for a client who came in today unexpectedly.