- date_default_timezone_set: documentation ( source)
- strtotime: documentation ( source)
- date_default_timezone_get: documentation ( source)
<?php
date_default_timezone_set('GMT');
echo date_default_timezone_get()."\n";
$tz = new DateTimeZone('Europe/Berlin');
echo "FROM TIMESTAMP, NO TZ:\n";
$date = new DateTime('@'.strtotime('2012-08-22 00:00:00 CEST'));
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s T').' (offset '.$date->getOffset().")\n";
$date->modify('+0 days');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s T').' (offset '.$date->getOffset().")\n";
echo "FROM TIMESTAMP, WITH TZ:\n";
$date = new DateTime('@'.strtotime('2012-08-22 00:00:00 CEST'));
$date->setTimezone($tz);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s T').' (offset '.$date->getOffset().")\n";
$date->modify('+0 days');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s T').' (offset '.$date->getOffset().")\n";
echo "FROM STRING:\n";
$date = new DateTime('2012-08-22 00:00:00 CEST', $tz);
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s T').' (offset '.$date->getOffset().")\n";
$date->modify('+0 days');
echo $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s T').' (offset '.$date->getOffset().")\n";