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^Misc. FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

hrtime

(PHP 7 >= 7.3.0, PHP 8)

hrtime — Get the system's high resolution time

Description

function hrtime(bool $as_number = false): array|int|float|false

Returns the system's high resolution time, counted from an arbitrary point in time. The delivered timestamp is monotonic and can not be adjusted.

Parameters

as_number

Whether the high resolution time should be returned as array or number.

Return Values

Returns an array of integers in the form [seconds, nanoseconds], if the parameter as_number is false. Otherwise the nanoseconds are returned as int (64bit platforms) or float (32bit platforms). Returns false on failure.

Changelog

Version Description
8.5.0 On macOS, the implementation now uses clock_gettime_nsec_np(CLOCK_UPTIME_RAW) instead of mach_absolute_time().

Examples

Example #1 hrtime() usage

<?php
echo hrtime(true), PHP_EOL;
print_r(hrtime());
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

10444739687370679
Array
(
    [0] => 10444739
    [1] => 687464812
)

See Also


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