PHP localtime() Function

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Example

Print local time as an indexed and as an associative array:

<?php
print_r(localtime());
echo "<br><br>";
print_r(localtime(time(),true));
?>

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Definition and Usage

The localtime() function returns the local time.

Syntax

localtime(timestamp, is_assoc)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
timestamp	Optional. Specifies a Unix timestamp that defaults to the current local time, time(), if no timestamp is specified
is_assoc	Optional. Specifies whether to return an associative or indexed array. FALSE = the array returned is an indexed array. TRUE = the array returned is an associative array. FALSE is default. The keys of the associative array are: [tm_sec] - seconds [tm_min] - minutes [tm_hour] - hour [tm_mday] - day of the month [tm_mon] - month of the year (January=0) [tm_year] - Years since 1900 [tm_wday] - Day of the week (Sunday=0) [tm_yday] - Day of the year [tm_isdst] - Is daylight savings time in effect

Parameter

Description

timestamp

Optional. Specifies a Unix timestamp that defaults to the current local time, time(), if no timestamp is specified

is_assoc

Optional. Specifies whether to return an associative or indexed array. FALSE = the array returned is an indexed array. TRUE = the array returned is an associative array. FALSE is default.

The keys of the associative array are:

[tm_sec] - seconds
[tm_min] - minutes
[tm_hour] - hour
[tm_mday] - day of the month
[tm_mon] - month of the year (January=0)
[tm_year] - Years since 1900
[tm_wday] - Day of the week (Sunday=0)
[tm_yday] - Day of the year
[tm_isdst] - Is daylight savings time in effect

Technical Details

Return Value:	Returns an array that contains the components of a Unix timestamp
PHP Version:	4+
PHP Changelog:	PHP 5.1: Now issues E_STRICT and E_NOTICE time zone errors

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