localtime

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Get the local time.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

localtime Function synopsis

localtime(?int $timestamp = null, bool $associative = false): array

Parameters

$timestamp

OptionalType?intDefault valuenull

$associative

OptionalTypeboolDefault valuefalse

Determines whether the function should return a regular, numerically indexed array, or an associative one.

Return value

Typearray

If $associative is set to false or not supplied then the array is returned as a regular, numerically indexed array. If $associative is set to true then localtime returns an associative array containing the elements of the structure returned by the C function call to localtime. The keys of the associative array are as follows:

Changes to the localtime Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: array
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($timestamp): ?int
  • Parameter default value added for position #1 ($timestamp): null
  • Parameter name of parameter #2 changed: $associative_array to $associative
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($associative): bool
  • Parameter default value added for position #2 ($associative): false
- localtime($timestamp, $associative_array)
+ localtime(?int $timestamp = null, bool $associative = false): array

localtime Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes