PHP date_timezone_get() Function Usage and Example

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The date_timezone_get() function returns the timezone relative to the given DateTime

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 relative to the given date./The timezone object of the time (object).

Syntax

date_timezone_get($object)

Parameter

Return value

This function returns a DateTimeZone object. If it fails, it returns a boolean valuefalse.

PHP version

This function was originally introduced in PHP version5.2.1introduced in and can be used in all higher versions.

Online Example

The following isdate_timezone_get()Example of the function-

<?php
　　　$date = date_create("25-09-1989");　　　
　　　$res = date_timezone_get($date);
　　　$timeZone_name = timezone_name_get($res);
　　　print("Timezone: ". $timeZone_name);
?>

Output result

Timezone: UTC

Online Example

The following example sets the timezone and usesdate_timezone_get()function retrieves it back.

<?php
　　　$tz = new DateTimeZone("Indian/Mahe");　
　　　$date = date_create("25-09-1989", $tz);　　　
　　　$res = date_timezone_get($date);
　　　print_r($res);
?>

Output result

DateTimeZone Object
(
　　　　[timezone_type] =>　3
　　　　[timezone] => Indian/Mahe
)

Online Example

Thisdate_timezone_get()function just gives you the timezone object, you can get its nameUse timezone_name_get() 　 -

<?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("Default timezone: ". $timeZone_name);
?>

Output result

Default timezone: Indian/Mahe

Online Example

<?php
　　　echo "The old timezone is ". date_default_timezone_get();
　　　$timeZone = 'Asia/Shanghai';
　　　
　　　if(date_default_timezone_set($timeZone)){
　　　　　　#Now we get this timezone.
　　　　　　echo "The new timezone is ". date_default_timezone_get();
　　　}
?>

Output result:

The old timezone is UTC
The new timezone is Asia/Shanghai

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