NAME

       ns_httptime, ns_parsehttptime - commands

SYNOPSIS

       ns_httptime time

       ns_parsehttptime httptime
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DESCRIPTION

       ns_httptime
              This  function converts the time (specified as the number of seconds from 00:00:00 UTC, January 1,
              1970) to the appropriate format for an HTTP header or log file. The time and date is returned with
              a four digit year, for example: "Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT".

       ns_parsehttptime
              ns_parsehttptime takes a properly formatted HTTP time and returns  the  number  of  seconds  since
              00:00:00 UTC Jan 1, 1970.

EXAMPLES

       ns_httptime set time [ns_httptime [ns_time]] Returns: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:29:06 GMT

       ns_parsehttptime set time "Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:29:06 GMT" ns_parsehttptime $time Returns: 1037294946

SEE ALSO

       ns_time(n)

KEYWORDS

       time

AOLserver                                              4.0                               ns_httptime(3aolserver)