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Example for both using date:<br />
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$time = &nbsp;date(&quot;H:i&quot;); <br />
echo $time; //24 hour eg. 23:11<br />
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$time = &nbsp;date(&quot;h:i a&quot;); <br />
echo $time; //12 hour eg. 11:11 pm<br />
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see: <a href="http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php" rel="ugc">http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php</a>
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Example for both using date:

$time =  date("H:i");
echo $time; //24 hour eg. 23:11

$time =  date("h:i a");
echo $time; //12 hour eg. 11:11 pm

see: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php [http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php]

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if &nbsp;this is your code <br />
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$today = getdate();<br />
$time = $today['hours'].&quot;:&quot;.$today<wbr />['minutes'<wbr />];<br />
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then you get 'standard time'.
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if  this is your code

$today = getdate();
$time = $today['hours'].":".$today['minutes'];

then you get 'standard time'.

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From manual: &quot;hours&quot; - Numeric representation of hours - 0 to 23<br />
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24 hour - military time
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From manual: "hours" - Numeric representation of hours - 0 to 23

24 hour - military time

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$time = $today['hours'].&quot;:&quot;.$today<wbr />['minutes'<wbr />];<br />
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Will this read in military time or standard time? If standard, how do I add Post/Anti Meridian? AM/PM
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$time = $today['hours'].":".$today['minutes'];

Will this read in military time or standard time? If standard, how do I add Post/Anti Meridian? AM/PM

Military or standard time?

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