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# PHP Function localtime()

## Syntax

array localtime ( [int $timestamp [, bool $is_associative]] );

## Definition and Usage

The localtime() function returns an array identical to that of the structure returned by the C function call.

## Paramters

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
timestamp | Optional. This is an integer Unix timestamp that defaults to the current local time if a timestamp is not given. In other words, it defaults to the value of time().
is_associative | Optional. If set to FALSE or not supplied than the array is returned as a regular, numerically indexed array. If the argument is set to TRUE then localtime() is an associative array containing all the different elements of the structure returned by the C function call to localtime.

The names of the different keys of the associative array are as follows:

- [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

## Return Value

Explained in Definition.

## Example

Following is the usage of this function:

    <?php
    $localtime = localtime();
    $localtime_assoc = localtime(time(), true);
    print_r($localtime);
    print_r($localtime_assoc);
    ?>

This will produce following result:

    Array
    (
    [0] => 24
    [1] => 3
    [2] => 19
    [3] => 3
    [4] => 3
    [5] => 105
    [6] => 0
    [7] => 92
    [8] => 1
    )

    Array
    (
    [tm_sec] => 24
    [tm_min] => 3
    [tm_hour] => 19
    [tm_mday] => 3
    [tm_mon] => 3
    [tm_year] => 105
    [tm_wday] => 0
    [tm_yday] => 92
    [tm_isdst] => 1
    )

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