Why does call to now() or current_timestamp() fail in simple php script?
<?php
try {
echo "Now: " . CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() . "<br>";
//echo "Time: " . time() . "<br>";
echo "Done";
}
catch(Exception $e) {
echo 'Message: ' .$e->getMessage();
}
?>
The script returns a blank page, and no error is reported. time() worked fine.
NOW() and CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() are MySQL functions, not PHP functions.
As this link suggests, the function you are looking for is date("Y-m-d H:i:s"). Here is the documentation
Your error should be something like
Call to undefined function CURRENT_TIMESTAMP()
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP is a synonym for CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() and NOW() and they are SQL functions, from what I know (maybe they also have meaning in other contexts).
As such, if that format is what you are looking for just do:
date("Y-m-d H:i:s");//like 2014-11-22 12:45:34
Also check this other SO question