PHP timezone_offset_get() Function

In this chapter you will learn:

  1. Definition for PHP timezone_offset_get() Function
  2. Syntax for PHP timezone_offset_get() Function
  3. Parameter for PHP timezone_offset_get() Function
  4. Return value for PHP timezone_offset_get() Function
  5. Example - Return the timezone offset from GMT

Definition

The timezone_offset_get() returns the timezone offset from GMT.

Syntax

PHP timezone_offset_get() Function has the following

timezone_offset_get(object,datetime)

Parameter

ParameterIs RequiredDescription
objectRequired.DateTimeZone object returned by timezone_open()
datetimeRequired.date/time to compute the offset from

Return

PHP timezone_offset_get() Function returns the timezone offset in seconds on success. FALSE on failure.

Example

Return the timezone offset from GMT:


<?php/* j a v a 2s . c  o  m*/
$tz=timezone_open("Asia/Taipei");
$dateTimeOslo=date_create("now",timezone_open("Europe/Oslo"));
echo timezone_offset_get($tz,$dateTimeOslo);
?>

The code above generates the following result.

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What you will learn in the next chapter:

  1. Definition for PHP timezone_open() Function
  2. Syntax for PHP timezone_open() Function
  3. Parameter for PHP timezone_open() Function
  4. Return value for PHP timezone_open() Function
  5. Example - Create a new DateTimeZone object, then return the name of the timezone
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