Get time and date information from PHP

gistfile1.php

<?php 

// Get one aspect of the date, save it as a variable
$hour = date("H");
$minute = date("i");
$ampm = date("A");

// For more information on specifying the format with the letter codes, check here:
//  http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php

print("<p>$hour</p>");
print("<p>$minute</p>");
print("<p>$ampm</p>");

?>