PHP Function timezone_name_from_abbr()

Syntax

timezone_name_from_abbr( $abbr [, $gmtOffset [, $is_dst]] );

Definition and Usage

This function returns the timezone name from abbrevation.

Paramters

Parameter	Description
abbr	Required. Time zone abbreviation.
gmtOffset	Optional. Offset from GMT in seconds.
is_dst	Optional. Daylight saving time indicator.

Return Value

Returns time zone name on success or FALSE on failure.

Example

Following is the usage of this function:

<?php echo timezone_name_from_abbr("CET") . "\n"; echo timezone_name_from_abbr("", 3600, 0) . "\n"; ?>

This will produce following result:

Europe/Berlin Europe/Paris