php datetime get timezone code example

Example 1: php current datettime us time zone

<?php
$date = new DateTime("now", new DateTimeZone('America/New_York') );
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

Example 2: php datetime set timezone

$date = new \DateTime();
$date->setTimezone(new \DateTimeZone('+0800')); //GMT
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
// 2020-11-20 15:23:49