getting server time

[phence]

using php and mysql, how can you get the date and time from a linux server?

[intenz]

Try this...

echo shell_exec('date');

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thanks

is there a way to format it to enter it so it will fit the format for mysql's 'datetime' datatype?

[Weedpacket]

How does shell_exec('date') differ from time() except for formatting (which can be modified to suit using date())?