- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$date = new DateTime('2015-09-01+00:00');
var_dump($date);
$date = $date->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('-09:00'));
var_dump($date);
$date = $date->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('+00:00'));
var_dump($date);
$date = new DateTimeImmutable('2015-09-01+00:00');
var_dump($date);
$date = $date->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('-09:00'));
var_dump($date);
$date = $date->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('+00:00'));
var_dump($date);