PHP Reference

Quick Reference

The PHP microtime() function returns the current Unix timestamp with microseconds.

<?php
echo(microtime());
?>

Output

0.90350900 1695927547

Syntax

microtime(return_float)

Parameters

ParameterDescription
return_floatWhen set to TRUE it specifies that the function should return a float, instead of a string (default is FALSE)

PHP Notes:

  • When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
  • Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on

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