PHP date() doesn't work?

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I am trying to add 1 minute to the current time:

echo date("Y-m-d H:m:s", strtotime("+60 seconds"));
echo '<br />';
echo date("Y-m-d H:m:s");

The output is in both cases:

2012-09-02 17:09:02
2012-09-02 17:09:02

Which is obviously wrong (in both cases - the current time is in my country 1AM).

What I am doing wrong? I have saved into the datetime column the value 2012-09-02 17:09:38 and now I try to add to the current time 60 seconds and then if the difference between stored datetime and the current datetime is less than 60s, then I want to inset another row in the database...

But the problem is, the date() function displays weird output.

Mark Baker · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-02 23:08:53Z

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("Y-m-d H:i:s");

not

("Y-m-d H:m:s");

m is month, it can't be minutes as well

answered Sep 2, 2012 at 23:08

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ontrack · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-02 23:09:39Z

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date("m") will show the current month numerically. So this is why your +60 seconds does not work. Use date("Y-m-d H:i:s")

Why the current time is wrong could be several reasons. Probably something with time or timezone settings on your server.

answered Sep 2, 2012 at 23:09

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GTCrais · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-02 23:23:41Z

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As far as timezone goes, this might help you: date_default_timezone_set

answered Sep 2, 2012 at 23:23

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