PHP localtime() Function
Complete PHP Date Reference
Definition and Usage
The localtime() function returns an array that contains the time components
of a Unix timestamp.
Syntax
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localtime(timestamp,is_associative)
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| Parameter |
Description |
| timestamp |
Optional. Specifies the date or time to be formatted. If no
timestamp is specified, it uses the current local time. |
| is_associative |
Optional. Specifies whether to return an associative or indexed array. If
set to false the array returned is an indexed array. If set to true then the
array returned is an associative array.
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
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Example
Example without and with associative arrays:
<?php
print_r(localtime());
echo("<br /><br />");
print_r(localtime(time(),true));
?>
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The output of the code above could be:
Array
(
[0] => 28
[1] => 35
[2] => 13
[3] => 25
[4] => 0
[5] => 106
[6] => 3
[7] => 24
[8] => 0
)
Array
(
[tm_sec] => 28
[tm_min] => 35
[tm_hour] => 13
[tm_mday] => 25
[tm_mon] => 0
[tm_year] => 106
[tm_wday] => 3
[tm_yday] => 24
[tm_isdst] => 0
)
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Complete PHP Date Reference

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