Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.text.SimpleDateFormat; import java.util.Date; import java.util.TimeZone; public class Main { /** * Get the current date and time in SQL date format ("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss") * * @return String representing current date and time */ public static String timeNow() { SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"); dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT")); Date date = new Date(); return dateFormat.format(date); } }