date_default_timezone_get
(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)
date_default_timezone_get — Gets the default timezone used by all date/time functions in a script
Description
string date_default_timezone_get
( void
)
In order of preference, this function returns the default timezone by:
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Reading the timezone set using the date_default_timezone_set() function (if any)
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Reading the TZ environment variable (if non empty)
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Reading the value of the date.timezone ini option (if set)
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Querying the host operating system (if supported and allowed by the OS)
If none of the above succeed, date_default_timezone_get will return a default timezone of UTC.
Return Values
Returns a string.