Automatic Copyright Year

Updating the copyright year in the footer of your website tells the visitor that the site is up to date. Showing the year is especially important if you have a site without dates in its content.

PHP

current year:  &copy; <?php echo date("Y") ?>
with start year 2008:  &copy; 2008-<?php echo date("Y") ?>

JAVASCRIPT

 <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
 var today = new Date()
 var year = today.getFullYear()
 document.write(year)
 </script>