Re: Newbie question - current date - time

On Nov 14, 2007 3:19 PM, Jon Westcot <jon@westcot.net> wrote: > Hi: > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > > Newbie question : > > > > > > - how do I get and display the current date? > > > - how do I get and display the current time? > > > > > > I see the getdate function - but I'm not sure if this is the right > > > function > > > or how to display it.... > > > > > > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.getdate.php > > > > Give this a shot: > > > > $Date = date("y/m/d h:m:i"); > > echo $Date; > > > > You can format it how ever you want. Lots of different options. Check > > out: HTTP://www.php.net/date for lots more info. > > Um, not to pick nits, and being a newbie myself I'm really risking a lot > here by potentially exposing my ignorance, but was the purpose of the code > above to get the user to read the manual section? It sure worked for me > when I saw the output of the date command and couldn't believe that the > process I was running completed in just six seconds. It all boiled down to > changing (dare I say correcting?) "h:m:i" to "h:i:s" -- the "m" > in question > related to the month in the date, not minutes in the time. > > And thanks to everyone for being so willing to help and generous with > their time. I really appreciate it! > > Jon Ha! No, it was just a typo on Jason's part. Funny stuff though.... -- Daniel P. Brown [office] (570-) 587-7080 Ext. 272 [mobile] (570-) 766-8107 If at first you don't succeed, stick to what you know best so that you can make enough money to pay someone else to do it for you.