[Resolved] getting the "REAL" date

[bike5]

I want to have a script execute when a user loggs in and at least 1 day has gone by since their last visit, and being able to count the number of days since their last visit. I know how to use the "date()" to get the format I need but then any user can just change their computers clocks a day forward or more and trick my script into executing, how do I get the real time like based on the server so the user can't mess with it? It really doesn't matter what time zone it is either, I just need to get a date that is consistant for each user. If there is an article somewhere you can point me too or if you have a little code that could get this, please let me know. Thanks for your time.

[batman]

Instead of using date(); why dont you use time(); this will give a date according to the unix server.

[bike5]

Ok now, how do you read this? using time();
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like how do I tell the day and time from that number?

I found one way using getdate() and putting in the timestamp, then pulling from the array.

[Weedpacket]

date() returns the time as read by the server's clock, not the client's. What they do to their clock has nothing to do with what you do to your clock. So unless they're logging into your server and changing your clock, you won't have any problem with date().