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PHP time() Function

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Example

Return the current time as a Unix timestamp, then format it to a date:

<?php
$t=time();
echo($t . "<br>");
echo(date("Y-m-d",$t));
?>
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Definition and Usage

The time() function returns the current time in the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch (January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT).


Syntax

time();

Technical Details

Return Value: Returns an integer containing the current time as a Unix timestamp
PHP Version: 4+

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