How to Get or Set default Timezone for PHP Script

This article will help you to how to set or get timezone in a php script using date_default_timezone_set() and date_default_timezone_get() inbuilt php functions.

How to Set Timezone in PHP Script

You can set default timezone in a single php script using date_default_timezone_set() function. This timezone is used as default timezone for other functions of php script.

First choose correct timezone for your php script to use. Use below link to find out list of time zones available in php.

Now edit php script and add below line at top of script with preferred timezone. For example you select “America/New_York” as your default timezone.

<?php
 date_default_timezone_set("America/New_York");

?>

How to Get Default Timezone of PHP

To get current set default timezone in php use date_default_timezone_get() function anywhere inside your php script. for example –

<?php
 echo date_default_timezone_get();

?>