time

Return current Unix timestamp

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Returns the current time measured in the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch (January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT).

Unix timestamps do not contain any information with regards to any local timezone. It is recommended to use the `DateTimeImmutable` class for handling date and time information in order to avoid the pitfalls that come with just Unix timestamps.

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Returns the current timestamp.

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### `time` example

    <?php
    echo 'Now: '. time();
    ?>

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    Now: 1660338149

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Timestamp of the start of the request is available in `$_SERVER['REQUEST_TIME']`.

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- `DateTimeImmutable`
- `date`
- `microtime`