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PHP localtime() Function

PHP localtime() function is used to return the local time. It accepts two parameters $timestamp and $is_associative. It returns an array containing the components of a Unix timestamp.

Syntax:

  localtime(timestamp, is_assoc);

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
timestamp	This is an optional parameter. This parameter defines a Unix timestamp.
is_assoc	This is an optional parameter. This parameter whether to return an associative or indexed array.

Here is an example of localtime() function in PHP:

<html>
<body>
<pre>
<?php
print_r(localtime());
print_r(localtime(1581669933));
?>
</pre>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Array
(
    [0] => 55
    [1] => 6
    [2] => 11
    [3] => 1
    [4] => 1
    [5] => 120
    [6] => 6
    [7] => 31
    [8] => 0
)
Array
(
    [0] => 33
    [1] => 45
    [2] => 8
    [3] => 14
    [4] => 1
    [5] => 120
    [6] => 5
    [7] => 44
    [8] => 0
)

Example 2:

<html>
<body>
<pre>
<?php
print_r(localtime(1581669933));
print_r(localtime(1581669933,true));
?>
</pre>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Array
(
    [0] => 33
    [1] => 45
    [2] => 8
    [3] => 14
    [4] => 1
    [5] => 120
    [6] => 5
    [7] => 44
    [8] => 0
)
Array
(
    [tm_sec] => 33
    [tm_min] => 45
    [tm_hour] => 8
    [tm_mday] => 14
    [tm_mon] => 1
    [tm_year] => 120
    [tm_wday] => 5
    [tm_yday] => 44
    [tm_isdst] => 0
)

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