The microtime Function
The microtime
function returns time
in timestamp format with microseconds. The
timestamp format is the number of seconds elapsed
since January 1
, 1970
year to
the specified point in time.
This function can be used, for example, to calculate the script execution time.
Syntax
microtime();
Example
This example outputs the current point in time with milliseconds:
<?php
echo microtime();
?>
See Also
-
the
time
function,
which returns time in timestamp format