PHP | date_timezone_get() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP date_timezone_get() Function.

The PHP date_timezone_get() function is an alias of the DateTime::getTimezone() function. This function accepts a DateTime object as parameter and then returns the timezone object relative to the given date and time object.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

date_timezone_get($object)

READ: PHP | date_time_set() Function

Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	object (Mandatory) This represents the DateTime object for which you need the timezone.

Return Value

This PHP function returns a DateTimeZone object. In case of failure, this PHP function returns the boolean value FALSE.

PHP Version

This function was first introduced as part of core PHP v 5.2.1 and, it works with all the later versions.

Example1

Following example illustrates the usage of the PHP date_timezone_get() function -

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

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Timezone: UTC

Example2

The following example below sets a time zone and retrieves it back using the PHP date_timezone_get() function -

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

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

DateTimeZone Object
(
    [timezone_type] => 3
    [timezone] => Nigeria/Rivers
)

Example3

Try the following example -

<?php
   $tz = new DateTimeZone("Nigeria/Rivers"); 
   $date = date_create("25-09-1989", $tz);   
   $res = date_timezone_get($date);
   $timeZone_name = timezone_name_get($res);
   print("Timezone: ".$timeZone_name);
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Default timezone: Nigeria/Rivers

Example4

Try the following 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();
   }
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

Old time zone is America/Denver
New time zone is America/Costa_Rica

READ: PHP | date_sunset() Function

Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the date_timezone_set() Function in PHP.

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