PHP Reference

Quick Reference

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

<?php
$time = time();

echo($time . '<br>');
echo(date('Y-m-d', $time));
?>

Output

1696101088
2023-09-30

Syntax

time()

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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