- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$nowUtc = new \DateTime( 'now', new \DateTimeZone( 'UTC' ) );
echo '$nowUtc'.PHP_EOL;
var_dump($nowUtc);
$nowUtc = new \DateTime( 'now', new \DateTimeZone( 'UTC' ) );
echo '$nowUtc->format(\'Y-m-d h:i:s\')'.PHP_EOL;
var_dump($nowUtc->format('Y-m-d h:i:s'));
$nowUtc->setTimezone( new \DateTimeZone( 'Australia/Sydney' ) );
echo '$nowUtc->setTimezone( new \DateTimeZone( \'Australia/Sydney\' ) )'.PHP_EOL;
var_dump($nowUtc);
echo '$nowUtc->format(\'Y-m-d h:i:s\')'.PHP_EOL;
var_dump($nowUtc->format('Y-m-d h:i:s'));exit;