PHP: localtime() function

Last update on August 19 2022 21:51:17 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Description

The localtime() function is used to get the localtime.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

localtime(timestamp, is_associative)

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required/ Optional	Type
timestamp	The timestamp parameter is a Unix timestamp.If no timestamp is specified, it uses the current local time.	Optional	Integer
is_associative	If the argument is set to true the array returned an indexed array otherwise the array returned is an associative array. The following list describes the elements of the returned array. tm_sec - seconds tm_min - minutes tm_hour - hour tm_mday - the day of the month. "tm_mon" - month of the year, starting with 0 for January "tm_year" - Years since 1900 "tm_wday" - Day of the week "tm_yday" - Day of the year "tm_isdst" - Is daylight savings time in effect	Optional	Boolean

Return value:

An array.

Value Type: Array.

Example:

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

Sample Output:

Array ( [tm_sec] => 52 [tm_min] => 20 [tm_hour] => 7 [tm_mday] => 19 [tm_mon] => 0 [tm_year] => 111 [tm_wday] => 3 [tm_yday] => 18 [tm_isdst] => 0 )
Array ( [0] => 52 [1] => 20 [2] => 7 [3] => 19 [4] => 0 [5] => 111 [6] => 3 [7] => 18 [8] => 0 )

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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