<?php

/**
 * This returns a string for the current time. You cannot convert directly into a float because
 * it is too large. So you can adjust the epoch to something else if desired by setting adj.
 * 
 * For example, set adj = 1733011200 to set the epoch to Sunday 1st of December 2024 12:00:00 AM
 * 
 * To use the full string values, you have the option of using the BC Math Functions.
 * https://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.bc.php
 * 
 */
function getTimeAsString( int $adj=0 ){
	$str_time_arr = explode(' ', microtime() );       // string(21) "0.89115400 1283846202"
	return ((int)$str_time_arr[1]-$adj) . substr($str_time_arr[0],1);
}

?>