PHP gettimeofday() Function

The gettimeofday() function returns an array containing current time information. It returns an array by default. It returns float if return_float is set.

Syntax about gettimeofday() Function PHP

gettimeofday(return_float)

Parameter Description of gettimeofday() Function PHP

return_float - Optional. Makes gettimeofday() return a float when it is set to true.

Return Value

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 on gettimeofday() Function PHP:

<?php
echo(gettimeofday(true) . "<br /><br />");
print_r(gettimeofday());
?>

The output of the code above could be:
24514699845.2 

Array
(
[sec] => 24514699845
[usec] => 195863
[minuteswest] => -60
[dsttime] => 0
)

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