PHP and JavaScript/Jquery returning different timestamp

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I use this new Date.getTime() to get current timestamp in jquery. It gave me value 1380796448330

But when I checked with PHP time() function it gave me :1380796567

Why is there a difference in length of both values?

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Eugene Naydenov · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-03 11:01:44Z

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The JavaScript Date.getTime method returns the time since start of Unix Epoch in milliseconds and PHP time() function returns it in seconds.

So if you want to use the timestamp from client-side in PHP you should divide it by thousand.
And vice versa if you want to use the timestamp retrieved in PHP at the client side (e.g. to pass it into the Date constructor) you should multiply it to thousand.

edited Oct 3, 2013 at 11:01

answered Oct 3, 2013 at 10:54

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Sumit Gupta Over a year ago

Also, I like to add JQuery/Javascript use timestamp based on the Browser, where as PHP use Timestamp of Server, so if server is different from client machine than their time might be different.

codebreaker · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-03 10:58:41Z

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Hi difference is mentioned here take look (Counted Timestamp blog) and will help u ... http://cw.tactileint.com/++Dates_and_Times/JavaScript,PHP

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