PHP gettimeofday() Function

Definition

The gettimeofday() function returns the current time.

Syntax

PHP gettimeofday() Function has the following syntax.

Parameter

PHP gettimeofday() Function has the following syntax.

• return_float - Optional. When set to TRUE, a float instead of an array is returned. Default is FALSE

Return

PHP gettimeofday() Function returns an associative array by default, with the following array keys:

• [sec] - seconds since the Unix Epoch
• [usec] - microseconds
• [minuteswest] - minutes west of Greenwich
• [dsttime] - type of dst correction

If the return_float parameter is set to true, a float is returned

Example

Return the current time:

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// Print the array from gettimeofday()
print_r(gettimeofday());

// Print the float from gettimeofday()
echo gettimeofday(true);
?>

The code above generates the following result.