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Use the date() function to get the server time -> http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php

If you want to set the time to a certain place gmstrftime -> http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.gmstrftime.php
You change the locale settings to get the what time you want

If you want GMT time use gmmktime -> http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.gmmktime.php