How to turn UTC+6 into local time in PHP

Question

i have a table with several timezones but just saved as string like "UTC+1" or "UTC-6" etc

how do i put that through the DateTime function to get what the time would be now in that zone

is it even possible?

am i close with this?:

$localtime = new DateTime("now", "UTC+6");

thanks

Have a look at this: http://stackoverflow.com/a/15626078/1203643 Feels like it should be that what you need. — Joshua Behrens, Nov 15 '14 at 00:26
possible duplicate of [php: setting a timezone by UTC offset](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7276304/php-setting-a-timezone-by-utc-offset) — vascowhite, Nov 15 '14 at 09:02

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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I've never tried this trick, but looks like this question is already been asked and answered:

edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

Community

answered Nov 15 '14 at 00:31

calamari

This should be a comment. – vascowhite Nov 15 '14 at 09:02
@vascowhite, I don't think I had comment permissions. I just got a notice that I received them when I logged in today. – calamari Jan 22 '15 at 20:38

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 15 '14 at 00:21

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You should use date_default_timezone_set like so:

date_default_timezone_set(UTC+6 TIMZONE HERE);

answered Nov 15 '14 at 00:21

DrRoach

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No, they should most definitely not do that. Plus, it doesn't answer the question of how to convert dates to another timezone. – Jon Nov 15 '14 at 00:22

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