# Time and date stamp for basic php mailer form

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**Created:** [January 1, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/time-and-date-stamp-for-basic-php-mailer-form/326638 "2012-01-01T21:40:40Z")\
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Hi,

I’m using the basic php mailer and it works very well. The only issue is that the time submitted in the reply email is 5 hours ahead. I’m using:

$date = date (“l, F jS, Y”);  
$time = date (“h:i A”);

Is there a way to have it display the correct time for EST?