CURRENT_TIMESTAMP in milliseconds

Question

Is there any way to get milliseconds out of a timestamp in MySql or PostgreSql (or others just out of curiosity)?

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Answer 1

Poster is asking for an integer value of MS since Epoch, not a time or S since Epoch.

For that, you need to use NOW(3) which gives you time in fractional seconds to 3 decimal places (ie MS precision): 2020-02-13 16:30:18.236

Then UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW(3)) to get the time to fractional seconds since epoc: 1581611418.236

Finally, FLOOR(UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW(3))*1000) to get it to a nice round integer, for ms since epoc: 1581611418236

Make it a MySQL Function:

CREATE FUNCTION UNIX_MS() RETURN BIGINT DETERMINISTIC
BEGIN
    RETURN FLOOR(UNIX_TIMESTAMP(NOW(3))*1000);
END

Now run SELECT UNIX_MS();

Note: this was all copied by hand so if there are mistakes feel free to fix ;)