{"id":8704,"date":"2024-03-14T08:33:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-function-of-the-mysql-curdate-function\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T08:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T08:35:51","slug":"what-is-the-function-of-the-mysql-curdate-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-function-of-the-mysql-curdate-function\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL CURDATE() Function Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CURDATE() is a date function in MySQL that returns the current date without the time portion. 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