# Getting the date on the server with Flash

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**Created:** [September 8, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-date-on-the-server-with-flash/270339 "2008-09-08T22:33:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-date-on-the-server-with-flash/270339/1 "2008-09-08T22:33:49Z")

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Hi guys…

Doing some experimentation, I discovered that the getDate function in Flash gets the date on the computer of the visitor, and not on the server. Is there any way to get the date on the server with Flash? Would this need to be done somehow with PHP?

Thanks!  
Elliott