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PHP date_timezone_get() Function
Definition and Usage
The date_timezone_get() function is an alias of DateTime::getTimezone. It accepts a DateTime object as a parameter and returns the timezone object relative to the given date/time (object).
Syntax
date_timezone_get($object)
Parameters
Sr.No | Parameter & Description |
---|---|
1 |
object (Mandatory) This represents the DateTime object for which you need the timezone. |
Return Values
This function returns a DateTimeZone object. Incase of failure it returns the boolean value false.
PHP Version
This function was first introduced in PHP Version 5.2.1 and, works with all the later versions.
Example
Following example of the date_timezone_get() function −
Live Demo<?php $date = date_create("25-09-1989"); $res = date_timezone_get($date); $timeZone_name = timezone_name_get($res); print("Timezone: ".$timeZone_name); ?>
This will produce following result −
Timezone: UTC
Example
Following example sets a time zone and retrieve it back using the date_timezone_get() function.−
<?php $tz = new DateTimeZone("Indian/Mahe"); $date = date_create("25-09-1989", $tz); $res = date_timezone_get($date); print_r($res); ?>
This will produce following result −
DateTimeZone Object ( [timezone_type] => 3 [timezone] => Indian/Mahe )
Example
The date_timezone_get() function just gives you the timezone object you can get its name using timezone_name_get() −
Live Demo<?php $tz = new DateTimeZone("Indian/Mahe"); $date = date_create("25-09-1989", $tz); $res = date_timezone_get($date); $timeZone_name = timezone_name_get($res); print("Timezone: ".$timeZone_name); ?>
This will produce following result −
Default timezone: Indian/Mahe
Example
<?php echo "Old time zone is ". date_default_timezone_get(); $timeZone = 'America/Costa_Rica'; if( date_default_timezone_set( $timeZone) ){ # Now get this time zone. echo "New time zone is ". date_default_timezone_get(); } ?>
This will produce the following result −
Old time zone is America/Denver New time zone is America/Costa_Rica