Php display time in local timezone

(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

date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London');

if (

date_default_timezone_get()) {
    echo 
'date_default_timezone_set: ' date_default_timezone_get() . '';
}

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

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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How to display time according to timezone in PHP?

For specific time zone select you can use date_default_timezone_set before using date() or time() function. And to specify the timezone : $now = new DateTime(null, new DateTimeZone('Asia/Dhaka')); $now->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('Asia/Dhaka')); // Another way echo $now->getTimezone();

What timezone does PHP use?

The default timezone for PHP is UTC regardless of your server's timezone. This is the timezone used by all PHP date/time functions in your scripts.

How do I change the default timezone in PHP?

8 Answers.
Go to your phpinfo() page and search for Loaded Configuration File and open the php. ini file mentioned under that section..
Change the default timezone settings by adding your new timezone by modifying this line: date. timezone=Asia/Kolkata ..
Save the php. ... .
Restart the Apache server..

How do I find my server time zone?

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.