How can I use now() in Doctrine 2 DQL?

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$ php app/console doctrine:query:dql 'SELECT NOW()'

[Doctrine\ORM\Query\QueryException] [Syntax Error] line 0, col 7: Error: Expected known function, got 'now'

How can I use MySQL's NOW() function with Doctrine's DQL?

score 145 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 25 '20 at 15:29

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The equivalent of MySQL's NOW() is Doctrine DQL's CURRENT_TIMESTAMP().

CURRENT_DATE() only returns the date part.

Reference: DQL date/time related functions

edited Apr 25 '20 at 15:29

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I am not sure but it is not working for me. It returns `s0_.available_on >= CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)` – tom10271 Apr 03 '17 at 10:52
@KonradGałęzowski No, MySQL's `NOW()` returns `2019-11-29 18:19:37` and Doctrine's `CURRENT_TIMESTAMP()` returns `2019-11-29 18:19:37`. – BenMorel Nov 29 '19 at 17:21
@Benjamin sorry, you're right. Got cunfused by another error message in my query. – Konrad Gałęzowski Dec 02 '19 at 08:18

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 30 '20 at 17:24

CURRENT_TIMESTAMP() uses database timezone, which could lead to weird issues. More simple way - you can use parameter and bind new \DateTime() to it (so you will use php timezone)

It will not work for command line of course, but I suppose that you plan to use it in controller/service/repository/etc..

How can I use now() in Doctrine 2 DQL?

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