Question: I have installed [WampServer 2.0](http://www.wampserver.com/en/index.php) with MySQL 5.1.33.

I can do Numeric and String functions like

`SELECT ABS(-2)`  
or  
`SELECT LOWER('ASD')`

but with [Date and Time Functions](http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/date-and-time-functions.html) such as

`SELECT CURDATE()`  
or  
`SELECT NOW()`

I get

```
Error : no such function: CURDATE

```

Am I doing something wrong, is there anything I need to install?

Any help about where to start investigating?

Answer: 
Many functions are different in SQlite and in MySQL (or any other product - if you except core functions, most functions provide the same functionality but with a different syntax). There is an open-source "compatibility library" implementing a large number of MySQL functions in SQLite [on the Kansas State University CIS website](http://sqlite-libs.cis.ksu.edu/)
My inclination is to run a mysql repair install. if that didn't work, then i'd try to wamp reinst.