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date_timezone_set

DateTime::setTimezone alias - Set the time zone of the DateTime object
Name:date_timezone_set
Category:Date and time
Programming Language:php
One-line Description:Sets the time zone of the DateTime object.

Definition and usage

date_timezone_set() function sets the time zone of the DateTime object.

Example

Set the time zone of the DateTime object:

 <?php
$date = date_create ( "2016-09-25" , timezone_open ( "Asia/Shanghai" ) ) ;
echo date_format ( $date , "Ymd H:i:sP" ) ;
?>

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grammar

 date_timezone_set ( object , timezone ) ;
parameter describe
object Required. Specifies the DateTime object returned by date_create() . This function modifies the object.
timezone

Required. Specifies a DateTimeZone object representing the required time zone.

Tip: View a list of all time zones supported in PHP.

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