php timezone UTC code example

Example 1: php date set utc

<?php
date_default_timezone_set('America/Los_Angeles');
?>

Example 2: php change timezone

date_default_timezone_set('America/Los_Angeles');

Example 3: php default timezone

date_default_timezone_set("Asia/Kolkata");
// List of Supported Timezones https://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php

Example 4: php set timezone italy

date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Rome');
$italy_current_time = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");

Example 5: 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