gettimeofday

    (PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    gettimeofday — Get current time

    Description

    gettimeofday(bool$as_float = false): array|float

    This is an interface to gettimeofday(2). It returns an associative array containing the data returned from the system call.

    Parameters

    as_float

    When set to true, a float instead of an array is returned.

    Return Values

    By default an array is returned. If as_float is set, then a float is returned.

    Array keys:

    • "sec" - seconds since the Unix Epoch
    • "usec" - microseconds
    • "minuteswest" - minutes west of Greenwich
    • "dsttime" - type of dst correction

    Examples

    Example #1 gettimeofday() example

    <?php
    print_r    (gettimeofday());

    echo     gettimeofday(true);
    ?>

    The above example will output something similar to:

    Array ( [sec] => 1073504408 [usec] => 238215 [minuteswest] => 0 [dsttime] => 1 ) 1073504408.23910
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