Why does the time() function in php count exactly from January 1, 1970?

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    The official creation date for Unix is ​​1970. Therefore, no one file can be created before 01/01/1970.

    A more complete description can be found in the Wired News article. She explains that Unix engineers chose this date arbitrarily because it was necessary to establish a single start date, and the beginning of 1970 seemed the most convenient.

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      ... And PHP includes wrappers for many functions, in particular, for time() . - VladD