timezone_name_from_abbr() function in PHP

The timezone_name_from_abbr() function returns the timezone name from abbreviation.

Syntax

timezone_name_from_abbr(abbr, gmtOffset, is_dst)

Parameters

• abbr  − Time zone abbreviation.

• gmtoffset  − Offset from GMT in seconds.

• is_dst  − Daylight saving time indicator.

Return

The timezone_name_from_abbr() function returns the timezone name from abbreviation.

Example

The following is an example −

<?php
   echo timezone_name_from_abbr("CET") . "<br />";
?>

Output

Europe/Berlin

Example

Let us see another example −

<?php
   echo timezone_name_from_abbr("EST") . "<br>";
?>

Output

America/New_York