timezone_name_from_abbr

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.3)

timezone_name_from_abbr — Returns the timezone name from abbrevation

Description

string timezone_name_from_abbr ( string $abbr [, int $gmtOffset [, int $isdst ]] )

Parameters

abbr

Time zone abbreviation.

gmtOffset

Offset from GMT in seconds. Defaults to -1 which means that first found time zone corresponding to abbr is returned. Otherwise exact offset is searched and only if not found then the first time zone with any offset is returned.

isdst

Daylight saving time indicator. If abbr doesn't exist then the time zone is searched solely by offset and isdst .

Return Values

Returns time zone name on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 A timezone_name_from_abbr() example

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

The above example will output something similar to:

Europe/Berlin
Europe/Paris

    

See Also

• timezone_abbreviations_list()