PHP timezone_name_from_abbr() Function

In this article, you will learn how to get the timezone from the abbreviation.

What is the syntax of the TIMEZONE_NAME_FROM_ABBR() function in PHP?

timezone_name_from_abbr(abbr, gmtoffset, isdst)

abbr	Timezone abbreviation – Required
gmtoffset	Offset of the GMT in seconds – Optional By default it is -1 which returns the first find timezone. – Optional
isdst	Daylight saving – – If required Daylight savings are not taken into the consideration. – gmtoffset offset object may save in effect. – gmtoffset convert the input without daylight savings.

PHP TIMEZONE_NAME_FROM_ABBR() method

Example 1. In this example, we simply pass the place with the timezone_name_from_abbr() method the abbreviation of the given place.

<?php
echo timezone_name_from_abbr("EST")";
echo timezone_name_from_abbr("",54770,0);
?>