PHP Functions Essential Reference

gettimeofday

array gettimeofday(void) 

Gets time information from the system.

Returns:

Array containing time information

Description:

This function acts as an interface to the UNIX system call gettimeofday(2).

Results from the function are returned as an associative array. The array contains the following keys:

Value	Description
sec	Seconds
usec	Microseconds
minuteswest	Minutes west of Greenwich
dsttime	Type of Daylight Saving Time correction

Version:

PHP 3.0.7, PHP 4

See also:

getdate() 

Example:

Print the accurate UNIX epoch time

$my_time = gettimeofday(); print("At the tone the (very accurate) time will be: "); print("$my_time[sec].$my_time[usec]");