PHP time() Function

In this chapter you will learn:

1. Description for PHP time() Function
2. Syntax for PHP time() Function
3. Example - gets the current time in epoch format

Description

PHP represents time as the number of seconds that have passed since January 1st 1970 00:00:00 GMT.

time() gets the current time in epoch format.

Syntax

PHP time() Function has the following syntax.

Example

Gets the current time in epoch format

<?PHP//  jav a  2s.com
print time(); 
$CurrentTime = time(); 
print $CurrentTime; 
?>

For more precise time values, use the microtime() function.

The code above generates the following result.

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PHP date() Function

PHP date_add() Function

PHP date_create() Function

PHP date_create_from_format() Function

PHP date_date_set() Function

PHP date_default_timezone_get() Function

PHP date_default_timezone_set() Function

PHP date_diff() Function

PHP date_format() Function

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PHP date_interval_format() Function

PHP date_isodate_set() Function

PHP date_modify() Function

PHP date_offset_get() Function

PHP date_parse() Function

PHP date_parse_from_format() Function

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PHP date_sunset() Function

PHP date_time_set() Function

PHP date_timestamp_get() Function

PHP date_timestamp_set() Function

PHP date_timezone_get() Function

PHP date_timezone_set() Function

PHP getdate() Function

PHP gettimeofday() Function

PHP gmdate() Function

PHP gmmktime() Function

PHP gmstrftime() Function

PHP idate() Function

PHP localtime() Function

PHP microtime() Function

PHP mktime() Function

PHP strftime() Function

PHP strptime() Function

PHP strtotime() Function

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PHP timezone_offset_get() Function

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