PHP timezone_abbreviations_list() function (with example)

Hi everyone,

I have a question about the PHP function `timezone_abbreviations_list()`. I recently came across this function while working on a project that requires handling timezones in PHP.

I understand that `timezone_abbreviations_list()` is a built-in PHP function, but I'm not quite sure how to use it properly. From what I gather, it returns an associative array containing timezone abbreviations and their corresponding time offsets.

I would appreciate it if someone could provide me with an example of how to use this function effectively. Specifically, I would like to know how to access and display the timezone abbreviations and their offsets from the returned array. Any clarification or code snippet would be really helpful.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

Best regards,
[Your Name]

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huel.izaiah

July 10 2023 at 12:38 AM

Hey there, [Your Name]!

I've used the `timezone_abbreviations_list()` function before and found it quite useful. When you call this function, it returns an array with all the known timezone abbreviations and their corresponding offsets.

To access and display the abbreviations and offsets, you can iterate through the returned array. Here's a simple example:

php
$timezones = timezone_abbreviations_list();



foreach ($timezones as $abbr => $timezone) {

    foreach ($timezone as $zone) {

        echo "Abbreviation: " . $zone['abbr'] . ", Offset: " . $zone['offset'] . ", Timezone: " . $zone['timezone_id'] . "<br>";

    }

}

In the above code snippet, we first assign the result of `timezone_abbreviations_list()` to the `$timezones` variable. Then, we use nested loops to iterate through each abbreviation and its corresponding data. Within the inner loop, we can access the abbreviation, offset, and timezone ID from the `$zone` array.

By using `echo`, we can display the abbreviation, offset, and timezone ID for each timezone.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.

Cheers,
[Your Name]

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nyundt

June 19 2023 at 05:15 PM

Hello there,

I've had some experience using the `timezone_abbreviations_list()` function in PHP, and it proved to be quite handy. This function allows you to retrieve a list of all known timezone abbreviations along with their respective offsets.

To utilize this function, you can simply call `timezone_abbreviations_list()` without any parameters. It returns an array with all the abbreviations as keys and their corresponding data as values.

To access and display the information, you can iterate through the array using a `foreach` loop. Here's an example:

php
$timezones = timezone_abbreviations_list();



foreach ($timezones as $abbreviation => $zones) {

    foreach ($zones as $zone) {

        echo "Abbreviation: " . $abbreviation . ", Offset: " . $zone['offset'] . ", Timezone: " . $zone['timezone_id'] . "<br>";

    }

}

In the above code, the outer loop iterates over each abbreviation, while the inner loop iterates through the timezone data associated with that abbreviation. By accessing the `offset` and `timezone_id` keys within the inner loop, you can display the respective offset and full timezone identifier.

Feel free to adjust the output format or use the retrieved data as per your project requirements.

If you have any more queries, feel free to ask!

Best regards,
[Your Name]

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