How to get timezone in php?

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

date_default_timezone_get Gets the default timezone used by all date/time functions in a script

Description

date_default_timezone_get(): string

  • Reading the timezone set using the date_default_timezone_set() function (if any)

  • Reading the value of the date.timezone ini option (if set)

If none of the above succeed, date_default_timezone_get() will return a default timezone of UTC.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns a string.

Examples

Example #1 Getting the default timezone

<?php
date_default_timezone_set
('Europe/London');

if (

date_default_timezone_get()) {
    echo 
'date_default_timezone_set: ' date_default_timezone_get() . '<br />';
}

if (

ini_get('date.timezone')) {
    echo 
'date.timezone: ' ini_get('date.timezone');
}
?>

The above example will output something similar to:

date_default_timezone_set: Europe/London
date.timezone: Europe/London

Example #2 Getting the abbreviation of a timezone

<?php
date_default_timezone_set
('America/Los_Angeles');
echo 
date_default_timezone_get() . ' => ' date('e') . ' => ' date('T');
?>

The above example will output:

America/Los_Angeles => America/Los_Angeles => PST

See Also

  • date_default_timezone_set() - Sets the default timezone used by all date/time functions in a script
  • List of Supported Timezones

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DateTimeImmutable::getTimezone

DateTime::getTimezone

date_timezone_get

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

DateTimeInterface::getTimezone -- DateTimeImmutable::getTimezone -- DateTime::getTimezone -- date_timezone_getReturn time zone relative to given DateTime

Description

Object-oriented style

public DateTimeInterface::getTimezone(): DateTimeZone|false

public DateTimeImmutable::getTimezone(): DateTimeZone|false

public DateTime::getTimezone(): DateTimeZone|false

Return Values

Returns a DateTimeZone object on success or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 DateTime::getTimezone() example

Object-oriented style

<?php
$date 
= new DateTimeImmutable(null, new DateTimeZone('Europe/London'));
$tz $date->getTimezone();
echo 
$tz->getName();
?>

Procedural style

<?php
$date 
date_create(nulltimezone_open('Europe/London'));
$tz date_timezone_get($date);
echo 
timezone_name_get($tz);
?>

The above examples will output:

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How do I find the timezone of my server?

The currently configured timezone is set in the /etc/timezone file. To view your current timezone you can cat the file's contents. Another method is to use the date command. By giving it the argument +%Z , you can output your system's current time zone name.

How do I find time zones by date?

The getTimeZone() method in DateFormat class is used to return the current time-zone of the calendar of this DateFormat..
Syntax:.
Parameters: The method does not take any parameters..
Return Value: The method returns timezone associated with the calendar of DateFormat..

What is the default timezone in PHP?

If none of the above succeed, date_default_timezone_get() will return a default timezone of UTC .

How do I get server time zone in laravel?

Laravel has a default timezone which is set to UTC..
Changing the timezone. There are two main ways to change the timezone..
Option 1. From your project root directory, open the config directory. Edit the app. ... .
Option 2. Make a modification in the .env file to specify the timezone as follows: APP_TIMEZONE='Asia/Singapore'.