PHP gettimeofday() Function Usage and Examples

PHP Date & Time Function Manual

The gettimeofday() function gets the current time

Definition and Usage

gettimeofday()This function returns the current time of the day. By default, this function returns the current time in array form. If the boolean valuetrueIf passed as a parameter, this function returns the time as a floating-point number.

Syntax

gettimeofday($return_float)

Parameter

Return Value

PHP gettimeofday()This function returns the current time. By default, this value will be an array containing the following keys: sec, usec, minuteswest, dsttime. If thereturn_floatIf the value is set to true, the time will be returned as a floating-point value.

PHP Version

This function was originally introduced in PHP version4introduced and can be used in all higher versions.

Online Example

The following example demonstratesgettimeofday()Function Usage-

<?php
　　　$time = gettimeofday();　　　　
　　　print_r($time);　　　
?>

Output Result

Array
(
　　　　[sec] =>　1589298247
　　　　[usec] =>　881165
　　　　[minuteswest] => 0
　　　　[dsttime] => 0
)

Online Example

The following example prints the current time as a floating-point number-

<?php
　　　$time = gettimeofday(true);　　　　
　　　print_r($time);　
?>

Output Result

1589298812.5101

Online Example

You can extract individual time values as follows-

<?php
　　　$time = gettimeofday();
　　　echo "sec: $time[sec]\n";
　　　echo "usec: $time[usec]\n";
　　　echo "minuteswest: $time[minuteswest]\n";
　　　echo "dsttime: $time[dsttime]";　
?>

Output Result

sec:　1589301022
usec:　843115
minuteswest: 0
dsttime: 0

Online Example

<?php
　　　print_r(gettimeofday());　　　
　　　echo gettimeofday(true);
?>

This produces the following results-

Array
(
　　　　[sec] =>　1589261767
　　　　[usec] =>　31653
　　　　[minuteswest] => 0
　　　　[dsttime] => 0
)
1589261767.032