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Long Term Support Release

  • Bug fixes for general core bugs in 4.1.x will end 13 November 2023 (12 months).
  • Bug fixes for security issues in 4.1.x will end 10 November 2025 (36 months).
  • PHP version: minimum PHP 7.4.0 Note: minimum PHP version has increased since Moodle 4.0. PHP 8.0.x is supported too.

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Defines 1 class

Current:: (2 methods):
  today()
  now()


Class: Current  - X-Ref

today()   X-Ref
DATENOW.

Returns the current date.
The NOW function is useful when you need to display the current date and time on a worksheet or
calculate a value based on the current date and time, and have that value updated each time you
open the worksheet.

NOTE: When used in a Cell Formula, MS Excel changes the cell format so that it matches the date
and time format of your regional settings. PhpSpreadsheet does not change cell formatting in this way.

Excel Function:
TODAY()

return: mixed Excel date/time serial value, PHP date/time serial value or PHP date/time object,

now()   X-Ref
DATETIMENOW.

Returns the current date and time.
The NOW function is useful when you need to display the current date and time on a worksheet or
calculate a value based on the current date and time, and have that value updated each time you
open the worksheet.

NOTE: When used in a Cell Formula, MS Excel changes the cell format so that it matches the date
and time format of your regional settings. PhpSpreadsheet does not change cell formatting in this way.

Excel Function:
NOW()

return: mixed Excel date/time serial value, PHP date/time serial value or PHP date/time object,