Return current Unix timestamp

Description

time(): int

Returns the current time measured in the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch (January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT).

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:

Now: 1660338149

Notes

Tip

Timestamp of the start of the request is available in $_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME'].