PHP: time - Manual
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
time — Return current Unix timestamp
Description
Note:
Unix timestamps do not contain any information with regards to any local timezone. It is recommended to use the DateTimeImmutable class for handling date and time information in order to avoid the pitfalls that come with just Unix timestamps.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
Returns the current timestamp.
Examples
Example #1 time() example
<?php
echo 'Now: '. time();
The above example will output something similar to:
Notes
See Also
- DateTimeImmutable
- date() - Format a Unix timestamp
- microtime() - Return current Unix timestamp with microseconds