set datetime php code example

Example 1: php date set utc hours

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

Example 2: how to set date in php

// 1. create a date instance
$date = new DateTime;

// 2. set the date using the setDate(year, month, date) method on the
//    $date instance
$date->setDate(1999,02,19);