CURRENT_USER, CURRENT_USER()

Returns the current user account; the returned account format is username@hostname.

Description

Returns the current user account; the returned account format is username@hostname. The return value is a string in the utf8mb3 character set.

Syntax

SELECT CURRENT_USER();

Examples

mysql> select current_user();
+----------------+
| current_user() |
+----------------+
| root@localhost  |
+----------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)