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Description

Returns the current time or timestamp. The time returned will be the server time + the offset in the options page, and it will be equivalent to the time displayed on the options page itself.

Usage

 <?php echo current_time($type, $gmt = 0); ?> 

Example

This example gets the current time and assigns the parameters to variables. 

<?php 
$blogtime = current_time('mysql'); 
list( $today_year, $today_month, $today_day, $hour, $minute, $second ) = split( '([^0-9])', $blogtime );
?>

Usage

Get the current system time in two formats. 

<?php echo('Current time: ' . current_time('mysql') . '<br />'); ?>
<?php echo('Current timestamp: ' . current_time('timestamp')); ?>
Current time: 2005-08-05 10:41:13
Current timestamp: 1123238473

Parameters

$type
(string) (required) The time format to return. Possible values:
  • mysql
  • timestamp
Default: None

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