How to Get the Current Year using PHP

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Answer: Use the PHP date() Function

You can simply use the PHP date() function to get the current year.

The following example code will be very useful if you want to put a copyright notice in a website footer without worrying about changing it every year.

<p>Copyright © 
    <?php echo date("Y"); ?> 
MyWebsite. All Rights Reserved.</p>

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