Create a new DateTime object with a given timezone, and then format the date and time in PHP

Description

The following code shows how to create a new DateTime object with a given timezone, and then format the date and time.

Example

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<?php
    $date=date_create("2014-03-15 23:40:00",timezone_open("Europe/Oslo"));
    echo date_format($date,"Y/m/d H:iP");
?>

The code above generates the following result.