PHP timezone_offset_get() Function

Example

Return the timezone offset from GMT:

<?php
$tz=timezone_open("Asia/Taipei");
$dateTimeOslo=date_create("now",timezone_open("Europe/Oslo"));
echo timezone_offset_get($tz,$dateTimeOslo);
?>

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Definition and Usage

The timezone_offset_get() returns the timezone offset from GMT.

Syntax

timezone_offset_get (object, datetime)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
object	Required. Specifies a DateTimeZone object returned by timezone_open()
datetime	Required. Specifies a date/time to compute the offset from

Technical Details

Return Value:	Returns the timezone offset in seconds on success. FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	5.2+

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