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Get Current Date/Time as Timestamp (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD)

Demonstrates how to get the current system date/time in YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD format.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\DateTime;

$dt = new DateTime();

$dt->SetFromCurrentSystemTime();

// Get a UTC time.
$bLocal = false;
$timestamp = $dt->GetAsTimestamp($bLocal);
echo 'Current UTC Time: ', $timestamp, "\n";

// Get a local time.
$bLocal = true;
$timestamp = $dt->GetAsTimestamp($bLocal);
echo 'Current Local Time: ', $timestamp, "\n";

// Sample output:
//
// Current UTC Time: 2022-03-01T00:48:58Z
// Current Local Time: 2022-02-28T18:48:58-06:00