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PHP | timezone_name_get() Function

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The timezone_name_get() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return the name of the timezone. The date time object is sent as a parameter to the timezone_name_get() function and it returns the name of the timezone on success or False on failure. Syntax:
string timezone_name_get( $object )
Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $object which is mandatory. It is used to specifies the DateTimeZone object. Return Value: This function returns the name of the timezone on success or False on failure. Exceptions: The timezone_name_get() function is an alias of DateTimeZone::getName() function. Below programs illustrate the timezone_name_get() function in PHP: Program 1: php
<?php

// Opening the timezone of America/Chicago
$timezone = timezone_open("America/Chicago");

// Displaying the name of the timezone
echo ("The name of the timezone is " . timezone_name_get($timezone));
?>
Output:
The name of the timezone is America/Chicago
Program 2: php
<?php

// Opening the default timezone
echo ("Default time zone is " . date_default_timezone_get());
echo "\n";

// Declaring a new timezone
$new_timezone = 'America/Chicago';
   
if( date_default_timezone_set( $new_timezone) )
{
  echo "New time zone is ". date_default_timezone_get();
}

?>
Output:
Default time zone is UTC
New time zone is America/Chicago
Related Articles: Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.timezone-name-get.php

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