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PHP Function gettimeofday()
Syntax
mixed gettimeofday ( [bool $return_float] );
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Definition and Usage
This is an interface to unix system call gettimeofday(2). It returns an associative array containing the data returned from the system call
Paramters
Parameter | Description |
return_float | Optional. When set to TRUE, a float instead of an array is returned. |
Return Value
By default an array is returned. If return_float is set, then a float is returned.
The meaning of the returning array keys:
- [sec] - seconds since the Unix Epoch
- [usec] - microseconds
- [minuteswest] - minutes west of Greenwich
- [dsttime] - type of dst correction
Example
Following is the usage of this function:
<?php
print_r(gettimeofday());
echo gettimeofday(true);
?>
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This will produce following result:
Array
(
[sec] => 1073504408
[usec] => 238215
[minuteswest] => 0
[dsttime] => 1
)
1073504408.23910
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