What is the difference between a normal timestamp and a microtimestamp in PHP?

A normal timestamp in PHP represents the number of seconds since the Unix Epoch (January 1, 1970). A microtimestamp, on the other hand, represents the number of microseconds since the Unix Epoch. To convert a normal timestamp to a microtimestamp in PHP, you can simply multiply the normal timestamp by 1000000. 

$normalTimestamp = time();
$microTimestamp = $normalTimestamp * 1000000;
echo $microTimestamp;

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