- date_default_timezone_set: documentation ( source)
<?php
date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Amsterdam');
$date = '2014-08-07 10:03:41';
$date = new DateTime($date, new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
try {
$date->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('Etc/GMT9'));
} catch (Exception $e) {
}
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');