How to show time with php code with the right timezone

Question

I need to show current time on my site in my city Iran/Tehran

I'm using this code:

 <?php echo date('H:i'); ?>

but it doesn't show the right time.

my country timezone : iran/tehran

my city time now is : 17:45

but on the site it shows me : 23:15

I don't know what time zone my server is in & I can't change that, please help me.

This is askt so many times... For example: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10503673/strftime-function-showing-incorrect-time/10503716#10503716 — Laurence, Jan 07 '13 at 14:26

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 07 '13 at 14:25

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Try to change timezone in you code like that:

date_default_timezone_set('you/timezone');

answered Jan 07 '13 at 14:25

KryDos

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@MarkBaker `Asia/Tehran` is the same has `Iran` – Baba Jan 07 '13 at 14:30

Baba · Answer 2 · 2013-01-07T14:31:28.703

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You can use date_default_timezone_set or DateTimeZone

Example

echo date('H:i'),PHP_EOL;

date_default_timezone_set('Iran');
echo date('H:i'),PHP_EOL;

//Or

$date = new DateTime("now", new DateTimeZone("Asia/Tehran"));
echo $date->format("H:i"),PHP_EOL;

Output

14:24 
17:54
17:54

edited Jan 07 '13 at 14:31

answered Jan 07 '13 at 14:25

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 07 '13 at 14:26

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You can set it by adding or editing a .htaccess file in the document root folder of your website and adding this line php_value date.timezone (your timezone here)

answered Jan 07 '13 at 14:26

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 07 '13 at 14:27

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There is very elegant way of dealing with this, namely: DateTimeZone::getOffset. You may find detailed usage exaples here: http://php.net/manual/en/datetimezone.getoffset.php

answered Jan 07 '13 at 14:27

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How to show time with php code with the right timezone

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