PHP localtime() Function

Definition and Usage

The localtime() function returns an array that contains the time components of a Unix timestamp.

Syntax

localtime(timestamp,is_associative)

Parameter	Description
timestamp	Optional. Specifies the date or time to be formatted. If no timestamp is specified, it uses the current local time.
is_associative	Optional. Specifies whether to return an associative or indexed array. If set to false the array returned is an indexed array. If set to true then the array returned is an associative array. The keys of the associative array are: [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

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Example

Example without and with associative arrays:

<?php
print_r(localtime());
echo("<br /><br />");
print_r(localtime(time(),true));
?>

OUTPUT :

Array
(
[0] => 28
[1] => 35
[2] => 13
[3] => 25
[4] => 0
[5] => 106
[6] => 3
[7] => 24
[8] => 0
)

Array
(
[tm_sec] => 28
[tm_min] => 35
[tm_hour] => 13
[tm_mday] => 25
[tm_mon] => 0
[tm_year] => 106
[tm_wday] => 3
[tm_yday] => 24
[tm_isdst] => 0
)