{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Blog - Silicon Cloud","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog","author_name":"Olivia Parker","author_url":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/author\/oliviaparker\/","title":"What is the purpose of using sql getdate()?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZpDlNRjhZV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-purpose-of-using-sql-getdate\/\">What is the purpose of using sql getdate()?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-purpose-of-using-sql-getdate\/embed\/#?secret=ZpDlNRjhZV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is the purpose of using sql getdate()?&#8221; &#8212; Blog - Silicon Cloud\" data-secret=\"ZpDlNRjhZV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"The GETDATE() function in SQL is used to retrieve the current date and time. It returns a value of the datetime data type, representing the date and time of the current database system. Typically used to fetch the current timestamp and insert it into records in the database, or to calculate time intervals and perform [&hellip;]"}