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 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
