Printing Current Time with MySQL

Introduction

In this project, you will learn how to print the current time using SQL statements in the MySQL client.

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🎯 Tasks

In this project, you will learn:

• How to access the MySQL database using the sudo command
• How to write an SQL statement to print the current time in the format HH:MM:SS
• How to use the AS keyword to set an alias for the current time
• How to save the SQL statement to a file and execute it in the MySQL client

🏆 Achievements

After completing this project, you will be able to:

• Understand how to interact with the MySQL database using SQL statements
• Write SQL queries to retrieve and format date and time data
• Save SQL scripts to files and execute them in the MySQL client
• Apply these skills to build more complex database-driven applications