We have been learning a lot about the timezone functions in PHP. In this article,
you will learn how to create a new timezone object. The timezone_open() function in PHP
creates and return new DateTimeZone object.
What is the syntax of the timezone_open() function in PHP?
Procedural syntax
timezone_open(timezone)
Object-oriented syntax
DateTimeZone::__construct(timezone)Both of the above syntaxes produce the same results. The first is without using the class and
the second use the DateTimeZone class to call the method.
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| timezone | Timezone – Required |
Example of the timezone_open() function
Example 1. In this example, we create the new timezone object for the Europe/Paris region. Then, we get the name of this timezone using the timezone_name_get() method.
<?php
$timezone=timezone_open("Europe/Paris");
echo timezone_name_get($timezone);
?>
