mysql> select current_time,now(),sysdate(),sleep(3),current_time,now(),sysdate();
+--------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------+--------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| current_time | now() | sysdate() | sleep(3) | current_time | now() | sysdate() |
+--------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------+--------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| 11:11:09 | 2017-04-17 11:11:09 | 2017-04-17 11:11:09 | 0 | 11:11:09 | 2017-04-17 11:11:09 | 2017-04-17 11:11:12 |
+--------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------+--------------+---------------------+---------------------+
+--------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------+--------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| current_time | now() | sysdate() | sleep(3) | current_time | now() | sysdate() |
+--------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------+--------------+---------------------+---------------------+
| 11:11:09 | 2017-04-17 11:11:09 | 2017-04-17 11:11:09 | 0 | 11:11:09 | 2017-04-17 11:11:09 | 2017-04-17 11:11:12 |
+--------------+---------------------+---------------------+----------+--------------+---------------------+---------------------+
1 row in set (3.00 sec)
current_time:与now()含义一致
now():当前sql语句执行时候的时间
sysdate():当前函数执行的时间。