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PHP date_timezone_set() Function
PHP date_timezone_set() Function
PHP date_timezone_set() function is used to sets the time zone for the given DateTime object. It returns the DateTime object on success or False on failure. It accepts two parameters $object and the $timezoe.
Syntax:
date_timezone_set(object, timezone);
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| object | This is a required parameter. This parameter defines the DateTime object returned by date_create(). |
| timezone | This is a required parameter. The parameter defines the DateTimeZone object that represents the desired time zone. |
Here is an example of date_timezone_set() function in PHP:
<html>
<body>
<?php
$date=date_create();
echo date_format($date,"d-M-Y H:i:s P")."<br>"; // current UTC
date_timezone_set($date,timezone_open("Asia/kolkata"));
echo date_format($date,"d-M-Y H:i:s P"); // india time
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:
01-Feb-2020 06:42:01 +00:00
01-Feb-2020 12:12:01 +05:30
01-Feb-2020 06:42:01 +00:00
01-Feb-2020 12:12:01 +05:30
Example 2:
<html>
<body>
<?php
$date=date_create("14-02-2020",timezone_open("Asia/kolkata"));
echo date_format($date,"d-M-Y H:i:s P")."<br>"; // actual timezone
date_timezone_set($date,timezone_open("Europe/Paris"));
echo date_format($date,"d-M-Y H:i:s P"); // changed timezone
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:
14-Feb-2020 00:00:00 +05:30
13-Feb-2020 19:30:00 +01:00
14-Feb-2020 00:00:00 +05:30
13-Feb-2020 19:30:00 +01:00
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