PHP Function time()

Syntax

int time ( void );

Definition and Usage

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

Paramters

Parameter	Description
void	NA

Return Value

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

Example

Following is the usage of this function:

<?php // 7 days; 24 hours; 60 mins; 60secs $nextWeek = time() + (7 * 24 * 60 * 60); echo 'Now: '. date('Y-m-d') ."\n"; echo 'Next Week: '. date('Y-m-d', $nextWeek) ."\n"; ?>

This will produce following result:

Now: 2005-03-30 Next Week: 2005-04-06