PHP - strtotime, specify timezone
I have a date string, say '2008-09-11
'. I want to get a timestamp out of this, but I need to specify a timezone dynamically (rather then PHP default).
So to recap, I have two strings:
$dateStr = '2008-09-11';
$timezone = 'Americas/New_York';
How do I get the timestamp for this?
EDIT: The time of day will be the midnight of that day.... $dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00';
php date timezone
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I have a date string, say '2008-09-11
'. I want to get a timestamp out of this, but I need to specify a timezone dynamically (rather then PHP default).
So to recap, I have two strings:
$dateStr = '2008-09-11';
$timezone = 'Americas/New_York';
How do I get the timestamp for this?
EDIT: The time of day will be the midnight of that day.... $dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00';
php date timezone
1
Why taking the time zone into account when there is no time specified?
– Gumbo
Aug 25 '10 at 18:22
Sorry for the confusion. It will be the midnight of that day (beginning of the specified day).
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:23
If you take midnight as the default hour it matters...
– vlad b.
Aug 25 '10 at 18:23
vlad b. What do you mean?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:25
2
Your timezone is invalid, it should beAmerica/New_York
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:31
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I have a date string, say '2008-09-11
'. I want to get a timestamp out of this, but I need to specify a timezone dynamically (rather then PHP default).
So to recap, I have two strings:
$dateStr = '2008-09-11';
$timezone = 'Americas/New_York';
How do I get the timestamp for this?
EDIT: The time of day will be the midnight of that day.... $dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00';
php date timezone
I have a date string, say '2008-09-11
'. I want to get a timestamp out of this, but I need to specify a timezone dynamically (rather then PHP default).
So to recap, I have two strings:
$dateStr = '2008-09-11';
$timezone = 'Americas/New_York';
How do I get the timestamp for this?
EDIT: The time of day will be the midnight of that day.... $dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00';
php date timezone
php date timezone
edited Aug 25 '10 at 18:24
asked Aug 25 '10 at 18:21
Andy Hin
10.4k3284127
10.4k3284127
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Why taking the time zone into account when there is no time specified?
– Gumbo
Aug 25 '10 at 18:22
Sorry for the confusion. It will be the midnight of that day (beginning of the specified day).
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:23
If you take midnight as the default hour it matters...
– vlad b.
Aug 25 '10 at 18:23
vlad b. What do you mean?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:25
2
Your timezone is invalid, it should beAmerica/New_York
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:31
|
show 1 more comment
1
Why taking the time zone into account when there is no time specified?
– Gumbo
Aug 25 '10 at 18:22
Sorry for the confusion. It will be the midnight of that day (beginning of the specified day).
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:23
If you take midnight as the default hour it matters...
– vlad b.
Aug 25 '10 at 18:23
vlad b. What do you mean?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:25
2
Your timezone is invalid, it should beAmerica/New_York
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:31
1
1
Why taking the time zone into account when there is no time specified?
– Gumbo
Aug 25 '10 at 18:22
Why taking the time zone into account when there is no time specified?
– Gumbo
Aug 25 '10 at 18:22
Sorry for the confusion. It will be the midnight of that day (beginning of the specified day).
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:23
Sorry for the confusion. It will be the midnight of that day (beginning of the specified day).
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:23
If you take midnight as the default hour it matters...
– vlad b.
Aug 25 '10 at 18:23
If you take midnight as the default hour it matters...
– vlad b.
Aug 25 '10 at 18:23
vlad b. What do you mean?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:25
vlad b. What do you mean?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:25
2
2
Your timezone is invalid, it should be
America/New_York
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:31
Your timezone is invalid, it should be
America/New_York
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:31
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$date = new DateTime($dateStr, new DateTimeZone($timezone));
$timestamp = $date->format('U');
1
Do I not need to specify what timezone I am converting from? Or does it just convert from PHP default?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:26
4
@whydna you're not converting anything (unless I'm misreading). The code creates a representation of that date in the specified timezone.
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:29
I think you are converting. Because, it DOES matter what the original timezone for $dateStr is. So you need to somehow specify what timezone you are converting TO and what timezone you are converting FROM. But your example will work because the timezone it is converting FROM is the default php timezone.
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:38
7
@whydna No, you're not converting. You're interpreting the date string as if referred to the specified timezone. To convert you new$d = new DateTime($dateStr, $timezonefrom); $d->setTimezone($timezoneto);
.
– Artefacto
Aug 25 '10 at 18:51
@Artefacto - if my $dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00' does it not matter whether this original representation is in EST or PST? The timestamp would be different depending on which one it is, no? Maybe I am just confused :S
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 19:05
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The accepted answer is great if you're running PHP > 5.2 (I think that's the version they added the DateTime class). If you want to support an older version, you don't want to type as much, or if you just prefer the functional approach there is another way which also does not modify global settings:
$dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00';
$timezone = 'America/New_York';
$dtUtcDate = strtotime($dateStr. ' '. $timezone);
I don't see how the accepted answer modifies global settings.
– Sebastian Mach
Aug 26 '15 at 11:54
It doesn't. It does use classes and requires PHP > 5.2. It was Jonahs' answer which modified global settings.
– krowe
Aug 26 '15 at 13:26
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This will work if for some reason you're using <5.2 (Heaven forbid).
$reset = date_default_timezone_get();
date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');
$stamp = strtotime($dateStr);
date_default_timezone_set($reset);
But anything 5.2 and above, I'd strongly recommend you opt for @salathe's answer.
works but dont forget to change it back! i think salathes solution is better
– The Surrican
Aug 25 '10 at 18:28
What do you mean "change it back"? Yeah, 1 line vs. 4 lines. Hmmm. :D
– Jonah
Aug 25 '10 at 18:33
This solution (which isn't quite what the OP wants, which is why i made it a comment) is great if the entire application needs to run on a particular timezone for that process - just not near as elegant for a one time need.
– Dan Heberden
Aug 25 '10 at 19:26
Sidenote: in version 5.5 and above,strtotime()
will always giveseconds since epoch
forUTC
. So, useDateTime
class as already recommended in this answer
– Fr0zenFyr
Mar 15 '18 at 10:22
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If you're going to use Timezones, I propose you use the DateTime class, and in this case the DateTime::createFromFormat() function which will allow you to do semothing like this:
$start = "2015-01-14 11:59:43";
$timezone = "America/Montreal";
$tz = new DateTimeZone($timezone);
$dt = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', $start, $tz);
When you put $tz in the DateTime::createFromFormat function, you tell it what time zone the date you gave is in, so that when you need to convert it to another timezone, all you have to do is something like this:
$start = $dt->setTimeZone(new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
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Whenever you are referring to an exact moment in time, persist the time according to a unified standard that is not affected by daylight savings. (GMT and UTC are equivalent with this regard, but it is preferred to use the term UTC. Notice that UTC is also known as Zulu or Z time.)
If instead you choose to persist a time using a local time value, include the local time offset from UTC, such that the timestamp can later be interpreted unambiguously.
In some cases, you may need to store both the UTC time and the equivalent local time. Often this is done with two separate fields, but some platforms support a datetimeoffset type that can store both in a single field.
When storing timestamps as a numeric value, use Unix time - which is the number of whole seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z (excluding leap seconds). If you require higher precision, use milliseconds instead. This value should always be based on UTC, without any time zone adjustment.
If you might later need to modify the timestamp, include the original time zone ID so you can determine if the offset may have changed from the original value recorded.
When scheduling future events, usually local time is preferred instead of UTC, as it is common for the offset to change. See answer, and blog post.
Remember that time zone offsets are not always an integer number of hours (for example, Indian Standard Time is UTC+05:30, and Nepal uses UTC+05:45).
If using Java, use java.time for Java 8, or use Joda Time for Java 7 or lower.
If using .NET, consider using Noda Time.
If using .NET without Noda Time, consider that DateTimeOffset is often a better choice than DateTime.
If using Perl, use DateTime.
If using Python, use pytz or dateutil.
If using JavaScript, use moment.js with the moment-timezone extension.
If using PHP > 5.2, use the native time zones conversions provided by DateTime, and DateTimeZone classes. Be careful when using.
DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations() - see answer. To keep PHP with up to date Olson data, install periodically the timezonedb PECL package; see answer.
If using C++, be sure to use a library that uses the properly implements the IANA timezone database. These include cctz, ICU, and Howard Hinnant's "tz" library.
Do not use Boost for time zone conversions. While its API claims to support standard IANA (aka "zoneinfo") identifiers, it crudely maps them to fixed offsets without considering the rich history of changes each zone may have had.
(Also, the file has fallen out of maintenance.)
Most business rules use civil time, rather than UTC or GMT. Therefore, plan to convert UTC timestamps to a local time zone before applying application logic.
Remember that time zones and offsets are not fixed and may change. For instance, historically US and UK used the same dates to 'spring forward' and 'fall back'.
However, in 2007 the US changed the dates that the clocks get changed on. This now means that for 48 weeks of the year the difference between London time and New York time is 5 hours and for 4 weeks (3 in the spring, 1 in the autumn) it is 4 hours. Be aware of items like this in any calculations that involve multiple zones.
Consider the type of time (actual event time, broadcast time, relative time, historical time, recurring time) what elements (timestamp, time zone offset and time zone name) you need to store for correct retrieval - see "Types of Time" in answer.
Keep your OS, database and application tzdata files in sync, between themselves and the rest of the world.
On servers, set hardware clocks and OS clocks to UTC rather than a local time zone.
Regardless of the previous bullet point, server-side code, including web sites, should never expect the local time zone of the server to be anything in particular. see answer.
Use NTP services on all servers.
If using FAT32, remember that timestamps are stored in local time, not UTC.
When dealing with recurring events (weekly TV show, for example), remember that the time changes with DST and will be different across time zones.
Always query date-time values as lower-bound inclusive, upper-bound exclusive (>=, <).
requires formatting...
– Bhavin Ramani
Jun 28 '16 at 5:11
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Laconic Answer (no need to change default timezone)
$dateStr = '2008-09-11';
$timezone = 'America/New_York';
$time = strtotime(
$dateStr,
// convert timezone to offset seconds
(new DateTimeZone($timezone))->getOffset(new DateTime) - (new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()))->getOffset(new DateTime) . ' seconds'
);
Loquacious Answer
Use strtotime
's second option which changes the frame of reference of the function. By the way I prefer not to update the default time zone of the script:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php
int strtotime ( string $time [, int $now = time() ] )
The function
expects to be given a string containing an English date format and
will try to parse that format into a Unix timestamp (the number of
seconds since January 1 1970 00:00:00 UTC), relative to the timestamp
given in now, or the current time if now is not supplied.
And a Helper
/**
* Returns the timestamp of the provided time string using a specific timezone as the reference
*
* @param string $str
* @param string $timezone
* @return int number of the seconds
*/
function strtotimetz($str, $timezone)
{
return strtotime(
$str, strtotime(
// convert timezone to offset seconds
(new DateTimeZone($timezone))->getOffset(new DateTime) - (new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()))->getOffset(new DateTime) . ' seconds'
)
);
}
var_export(
date(
'Y-m-d',
strtotimetz('this monday', 'America/New_York')
)
);
Maybe not the most performant approach, but works well when you know the default timezone and the offset. For example if the default timezone is UTC
and the offset is -8
hours:
var_dump(
date(
'Y-m-d',
strtotime('this tuesday', strtotime(-8 . ' hours'))
)
);
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$date = new DateTime($dateStr, new DateTimeZone($timezone));
$timestamp = $date->format('U');
1
Do I not need to specify what timezone I am converting from? Or does it just convert from PHP default?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:26
4
@whydna you're not converting anything (unless I'm misreading). The code creates a representation of that date in the specified timezone.
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:29
I think you are converting. Because, it DOES matter what the original timezone for $dateStr is. So you need to somehow specify what timezone you are converting TO and what timezone you are converting FROM. But your example will work because the timezone it is converting FROM is the default php timezone.
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:38
7
@whydna No, you're not converting. You're interpreting the date string as if referred to the specified timezone. To convert you new$d = new DateTime($dateStr, $timezonefrom); $d->setTimezone($timezoneto);
.
– Artefacto
Aug 25 '10 at 18:51
@Artefacto - if my $dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00' does it not matter whether this original representation is in EST or PST? The timestamp would be different depending on which one it is, no? Maybe I am just confused :S
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 19:05
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$date = new DateTime($dateStr, new DateTimeZone($timezone));
$timestamp = $date->format('U');
1
Do I not need to specify what timezone I am converting from? Or does it just convert from PHP default?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:26
4
@whydna you're not converting anything (unless I'm misreading). The code creates a representation of that date in the specified timezone.
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:29
I think you are converting. Because, it DOES matter what the original timezone for $dateStr is. So you need to somehow specify what timezone you are converting TO and what timezone you are converting FROM. But your example will work because the timezone it is converting FROM is the default php timezone.
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:38
7
@whydna No, you're not converting. You're interpreting the date string as if referred to the specified timezone. To convert you new$d = new DateTime($dateStr, $timezonefrom); $d->setTimezone($timezoneto);
.
– Artefacto
Aug 25 '10 at 18:51
@Artefacto - if my $dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00' does it not matter whether this original representation is in EST or PST? The timestamp would be different depending on which one it is, no? Maybe I am just confused :S
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 19:05
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$date = new DateTime($dateStr, new DateTimeZone($timezone));
$timestamp = $date->format('U');
$date = new DateTime($dateStr, new DateTimeZone($timezone));
$timestamp = $date->format('U');
edited Aug 19 '15 at 14:26
Rupert
1,056620
1,056620
answered Aug 25 '10 at 18:24
salathe
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43.6k888119
1
Do I not need to specify what timezone I am converting from? Or does it just convert from PHP default?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:26
4
@whydna you're not converting anything (unless I'm misreading). The code creates a representation of that date in the specified timezone.
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:29
I think you are converting. Because, it DOES matter what the original timezone for $dateStr is. So you need to somehow specify what timezone you are converting TO and what timezone you are converting FROM. But your example will work because the timezone it is converting FROM is the default php timezone.
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:38
7
@whydna No, you're not converting. You're interpreting the date string as if referred to the specified timezone. To convert you new$d = new DateTime($dateStr, $timezonefrom); $d->setTimezone($timezoneto);
.
– Artefacto
Aug 25 '10 at 18:51
@Artefacto - if my $dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00' does it not matter whether this original representation is in EST or PST? The timestamp would be different depending on which one it is, no? Maybe I am just confused :S
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 19:05
|
show 2 more comments
1
Do I not need to specify what timezone I am converting from? Or does it just convert from PHP default?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:26
4
@whydna you're not converting anything (unless I'm misreading). The code creates a representation of that date in the specified timezone.
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:29
I think you are converting. Because, it DOES matter what the original timezone for $dateStr is. So you need to somehow specify what timezone you are converting TO and what timezone you are converting FROM. But your example will work because the timezone it is converting FROM is the default php timezone.
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:38
7
@whydna No, you're not converting. You're interpreting the date string as if referred to the specified timezone. To convert you new$d = new DateTime($dateStr, $timezonefrom); $d->setTimezone($timezoneto);
.
– Artefacto
Aug 25 '10 at 18:51
@Artefacto - if my $dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00' does it not matter whether this original representation is in EST or PST? The timestamp would be different depending on which one it is, no? Maybe I am just confused :S
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 19:05
1
1
Do I not need to specify what timezone I am converting from? Or does it just convert from PHP default?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:26
Do I not need to specify what timezone I am converting from? Or does it just convert from PHP default?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:26
4
4
@whydna you're not converting anything (unless I'm misreading). The code creates a representation of that date in the specified timezone.
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:29
@whydna you're not converting anything (unless I'm misreading). The code creates a representation of that date in the specified timezone.
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:29
I think you are converting. Because, it DOES matter what the original timezone for $dateStr is. So you need to somehow specify what timezone you are converting TO and what timezone you are converting FROM. But your example will work because the timezone it is converting FROM is the default php timezone.
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:38
I think you are converting. Because, it DOES matter what the original timezone for $dateStr is. So you need to somehow specify what timezone you are converting TO and what timezone you are converting FROM. But your example will work because the timezone it is converting FROM is the default php timezone.
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:38
7
7
@whydna No, you're not converting. You're interpreting the date string as if referred to the specified timezone. To convert you new
$d = new DateTime($dateStr, $timezonefrom); $d->setTimezone($timezoneto);
.– Artefacto
Aug 25 '10 at 18:51
@whydna No, you're not converting. You're interpreting the date string as if referred to the specified timezone. To convert you new
$d = new DateTime($dateStr, $timezonefrom); $d->setTimezone($timezoneto);
.– Artefacto
Aug 25 '10 at 18:51
@Artefacto - if my $dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00' does it not matter whether this original representation is in EST or PST? The timestamp would be different depending on which one it is, no? Maybe I am just confused :S
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 19:05
@Artefacto - if my $dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00' does it not matter whether this original representation is in EST or PST? The timestamp would be different depending on which one it is, no? Maybe I am just confused :S
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 19:05
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The accepted answer is great if you're running PHP > 5.2 (I think that's the version they added the DateTime class). If you want to support an older version, you don't want to type as much, or if you just prefer the functional approach there is another way which also does not modify global settings:
$dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00';
$timezone = 'America/New_York';
$dtUtcDate = strtotime($dateStr. ' '. $timezone);
I don't see how the accepted answer modifies global settings.
– Sebastian Mach
Aug 26 '15 at 11:54
It doesn't. It does use classes and requires PHP > 5.2. It was Jonahs' answer which modified global settings.
– krowe
Aug 26 '15 at 13:26
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The accepted answer is great if you're running PHP > 5.2 (I think that's the version they added the DateTime class). If you want to support an older version, you don't want to type as much, or if you just prefer the functional approach there is another way which also does not modify global settings:
$dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00';
$timezone = 'America/New_York';
$dtUtcDate = strtotime($dateStr. ' '. $timezone);
I don't see how the accepted answer modifies global settings.
– Sebastian Mach
Aug 26 '15 at 11:54
It doesn't. It does use classes and requires PHP > 5.2. It was Jonahs' answer which modified global settings.
– krowe
Aug 26 '15 at 13:26
add a comment |
The accepted answer is great if you're running PHP > 5.2 (I think that's the version they added the DateTime class). If you want to support an older version, you don't want to type as much, or if you just prefer the functional approach there is another way which also does not modify global settings:
$dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00';
$timezone = 'America/New_York';
$dtUtcDate = strtotime($dateStr. ' '. $timezone);
The accepted answer is great if you're running PHP > 5.2 (I think that's the version they added the DateTime class). If you want to support an older version, you don't want to type as much, or if you just prefer the functional approach there is another way which also does not modify global settings:
$dateStr = '2008-09-11 00:00:00';
$timezone = 'America/New_York';
$dtUtcDate = strtotime($dateStr. ' '. $timezone);
edited Jul 18 '15 at 22:09
octern
4,0901434
4,0901434
answered Jul 31 '13 at 13:31
krowe
1,6951115
1,6951115
I don't see how the accepted answer modifies global settings.
– Sebastian Mach
Aug 26 '15 at 11:54
It doesn't. It does use classes and requires PHP > 5.2. It was Jonahs' answer which modified global settings.
– krowe
Aug 26 '15 at 13:26
add a comment |
I don't see how the accepted answer modifies global settings.
– Sebastian Mach
Aug 26 '15 at 11:54
It doesn't. It does use classes and requires PHP > 5.2. It was Jonahs' answer which modified global settings.
– krowe
Aug 26 '15 at 13:26
I don't see how the accepted answer modifies global settings.
– Sebastian Mach
Aug 26 '15 at 11:54
I don't see how the accepted answer modifies global settings.
– Sebastian Mach
Aug 26 '15 at 11:54
It doesn't. It does use classes and requires PHP > 5.2. It was Jonahs' answer which modified global settings.
– krowe
Aug 26 '15 at 13:26
It doesn't. It does use classes and requires PHP > 5.2. It was Jonahs' answer which modified global settings.
– krowe
Aug 26 '15 at 13:26
add a comment |
This will work if for some reason you're using <5.2 (Heaven forbid).
$reset = date_default_timezone_get();
date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');
$stamp = strtotime($dateStr);
date_default_timezone_set($reset);
But anything 5.2 and above, I'd strongly recommend you opt for @salathe's answer.
works but dont forget to change it back! i think salathes solution is better
– The Surrican
Aug 25 '10 at 18:28
What do you mean "change it back"? Yeah, 1 line vs. 4 lines. Hmmm. :D
– Jonah
Aug 25 '10 at 18:33
This solution (which isn't quite what the OP wants, which is why i made it a comment) is great if the entire application needs to run on a particular timezone for that process - just not near as elegant for a one time need.
– Dan Heberden
Aug 25 '10 at 19:26
Sidenote: in version 5.5 and above,strtotime()
will always giveseconds since epoch
forUTC
. So, useDateTime
class as already recommended in this answer
– Fr0zenFyr
Mar 15 '18 at 10:22
add a comment |
This will work if for some reason you're using <5.2 (Heaven forbid).
$reset = date_default_timezone_get();
date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');
$stamp = strtotime($dateStr);
date_default_timezone_set($reset);
But anything 5.2 and above, I'd strongly recommend you opt for @salathe's answer.
works but dont forget to change it back! i think salathes solution is better
– The Surrican
Aug 25 '10 at 18:28
What do you mean "change it back"? Yeah, 1 line vs. 4 lines. Hmmm. :D
– Jonah
Aug 25 '10 at 18:33
This solution (which isn't quite what the OP wants, which is why i made it a comment) is great if the entire application needs to run on a particular timezone for that process - just not near as elegant for a one time need.
– Dan Heberden
Aug 25 '10 at 19:26
Sidenote: in version 5.5 and above,strtotime()
will always giveseconds since epoch
forUTC
. So, useDateTime
class as already recommended in this answer
– Fr0zenFyr
Mar 15 '18 at 10:22
add a comment |
This will work if for some reason you're using <5.2 (Heaven forbid).
$reset = date_default_timezone_get();
date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');
$stamp = strtotime($dateStr);
date_default_timezone_set($reset);
But anything 5.2 and above, I'd strongly recommend you opt for @salathe's answer.
This will work if for some reason you're using <5.2 (Heaven forbid).
$reset = date_default_timezone_get();
date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');
$stamp = strtotime($dateStr);
date_default_timezone_set($reset);
But anything 5.2 and above, I'd strongly recommend you opt for @salathe's answer.
edited Jul 29 '15 at 23:00
answered Aug 25 '10 at 18:26
Jonah
7,56553570
7,56553570
works but dont forget to change it back! i think salathes solution is better
– The Surrican
Aug 25 '10 at 18:28
What do you mean "change it back"? Yeah, 1 line vs. 4 lines. Hmmm. :D
– Jonah
Aug 25 '10 at 18:33
This solution (which isn't quite what the OP wants, which is why i made it a comment) is great if the entire application needs to run on a particular timezone for that process - just not near as elegant for a one time need.
– Dan Heberden
Aug 25 '10 at 19:26
Sidenote: in version 5.5 and above,strtotime()
will always giveseconds since epoch
forUTC
. So, useDateTime
class as already recommended in this answer
– Fr0zenFyr
Mar 15 '18 at 10:22
add a comment |
works but dont forget to change it back! i think salathes solution is better
– The Surrican
Aug 25 '10 at 18:28
What do you mean "change it back"? Yeah, 1 line vs. 4 lines. Hmmm. :D
– Jonah
Aug 25 '10 at 18:33
This solution (which isn't quite what the OP wants, which is why i made it a comment) is great if the entire application needs to run on a particular timezone for that process - just not near as elegant for a one time need.
– Dan Heberden
Aug 25 '10 at 19:26
Sidenote: in version 5.5 and above,strtotime()
will always giveseconds since epoch
forUTC
. So, useDateTime
class as already recommended in this answer
– Fr0zenFyr
Mar 15 '18 at 10:22
works but dont forget to change it back! i think salathes solution is better
– The Surrican
Aug 25 '10 at 18:28
works but dont forget to change it back! i think salathes solution is better
– The Surrican
Aug 25 '10 at 18:28
What do you mean "change it back"? Yeah, 1 line vs. 4 lines. Hmmm. :D
– Jonah
Aug 25 '10 at 18:33
What do you mean "change it back"? Yeah, 1 line vs. 4 lines. Hmmm. :D
– Jonah
Aug 25 '10 at 18:33
This solution (which isn't quite what the OP wants, which is why i made it a comment) is great if the entire application needs to run on a particular timezone for that process - just not near as elegant for a one time need.
– Dan Heberden
Aug 25 '10 at 19:26
This solution (which isn't quite what the OP wants, which is why i made it a comment) is great if the entire application needs to run on a particular timezone for that process - just not near as elegant for a one time need.
– Dan Heberden
Aug 25 '10 at 19:26
Sidenote: in version 5.5 and above,
strtotime()
will always give seconds since epoch
for UTC
. So, use DateTime
class as already recommended in this answer– Fr0zenFyr
Mar 15 '18 at 10:22
Sidenote: in version 5.5 and above,
strtotime()
will always give seconds since epoch
for UTC
. So, use DateTime
class as already recommended in this answer– Fr0zenFyr
Mar 15 '18 at 10:22
add a comment |
If you're going to use Timezones, I propose you use the DateTime class, and in this case the DateTime::createFromFormat() function which will allow you to do semothing like this:
$start = "2015-01-14 11:59:43";
$timezone = "America/Montreal";
$tz = new DateTimeZone($timezone);
$dt = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', $start, $tz);
When you put $tz in the DateTime::createFromFormat function, you tell it what time zone the date you gave is in, so that when you need to convert it to another timezone, all you have to do is something like this:
$start = $dt->setTimeZone(new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
add a comment |
If you're going to use Timezones, I propose you use the DateTime class, and in this case the DateTime::createFromFormat() function which will allow you to do semothing like this:
$start = "2015-01-14 11:59:43";
$timezone = "America/Montreal";
$tz = new DateTimeZone($timezone);
$dt = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', $start, $tz);
When you put $tz in the DateTime::createFromFormat function, you tell it what time zone the date you gave is in, so that when you need to convert it to another timezone, all you have to do is something like this:
$start = $dt->setTimeZone(new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
add a comment |
If you're going to use Timezones, I propose you use the DateTime class, and in this case the DateTime::createFromFormat() function which will allow you to do semothing like this:
$start = "2015-01-14 11:59:43";
$timezone = "America/Montreal";
$tz = new DateTimeZone($timezone);
$dt = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', $start, $tz);
When you put $tz in the DateTime::createFromFormat function, you tell it what time zone the date you gave is in, so that when you need to convert it to another timezone, all you have to do is something like this:
$start = $dt->setTimeZone(new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
If you're going to use Timezones, I propose you use the DateTime class, and in this case the DateTime::createFromFormat() function which will allow you to do semothing like this:
$start = "2015-01-14 11:59:43";
$timezone = "America/Montreal";
$tz = new DateTimeZone($timezone);
$dt = DateTime::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', $start, $tz);
When you put $tz in the DateTime::createFromFormat function, you tell it what time zone the date you gave is in, so that when you need to convert it to another timezone, all you have to do is something like this:
$start = $dt->setTimeZone(new DateTimeZone('UTC'));
answered Jan 14 '15 at 19:41
Philippe Gilbert
1509
1509
add a comment |
add a comment |
Whenever you are referring to an exact moment in time, persist the time according to a unified standard that is not affected by daylight savings. (GMT and UTC are equivalent with this regard, but it is preferred to use the term UTC. Notice that UTC is also known as Zulu or Z time.)
If instead you choose to persist a time using a local time value, include the local time offset from UTC, such that the timestamp can later be interpreted unambiguously.
In some cases, you may need to store both the UTC time and the equivalent local time. Often this is done with two separate fields, but some platforms support a datetimeoffset type that can store both in a single field.
When storing timestamps as a numeric value, use Unix time - which is the number of whole seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z (excluding leap seconds). If you require higher precision, use milliseconds instead. This value should always be based on UTC, without any time zone adjustment.
If you might later need to modify the timestamp, include the original time zone ID so you can determine if the offset may have changed from the original value recorded.
When scheduling future events, usually local time is preferred instead of UTC, as it is common for the offset to change. See answer, and blog post.
Remember that time zone offsets are not always an integer number of hours (for example, Indian Standard Time is UTC+05:30, and Nepal uses UTC+05:45).
If using Java, use java.time for Java 8, or use Joda Time for Java 7 or lower.
If using .NET, consider using Noda Time.
If using .NET without Noda Time, consider that DateTimeOffset is often a better choice than DateTime.
If using Perl, use DateTime.
If using Python, use pytz or dateutil.
If using JavaScript, use moment.js with the moment-timezone extension.
If using PHP > 5.2, use the native time zones conversions provided by DateTime, and DateTimeZone classes. Be careful when using.
DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations() - see answer. To keep PHP with up to date Olson data, install periodically the timezonedb PECL package; see answer.
If using C++, be sure to use a library that uses the properly implements the IANA timezone database. These include cctz, ICU, and Howard Hinnant's "tz" library.
Do not use Boost for time zone conversions. While its API claims to support standard IANA (aka "zoneinfo") identifiers, it crudely maps them to fixed offsets without considering the rich history of changes each zone may have had.
(Also, the file has fallen out of maintenance.)
Most business rules use civil time, rather than UTC or GMT. Therefore, plan to convert UTC timestamps to a local time zone before applying application logic.
Remember that time zones and offsets are not fixed and may change. For instance, historically US and UK used the same dates to 'spring forward' and 'fall back'.
However, in 2007 the US changed the dates that the clocks get changed on. This now means that for 48 weeks of the year the difference between London time and New York time is 5 hours and for 4 weeks (3 in the spring, 1 in the autumn) it is 4 hours. Be aware of items like this in any calculations that involve multiple zones.
Consider the type of time (actual event time, broadcast time, relative time, historical time, recurring time) what elements (timestamp, time zone offset and time zone name) you need to store for correct retrieval - see "Types of Time" in answer.
Keep your OS, database and application tzdata files in sync, between themselves and the rest of the world.
On servers, set hardware clocks and OS clocks to UTC rather than a local time zone.
Regardless of the previous bullet point, server-side code, including web sites, should never expect the local time zone of the server to be anything in particular. see answer.
Use NTP services on all servers.
If using FAT32, remember that timestamps are stored in local time, not UTC.
When dealing with recurring events (weekly TV show, for example), remember that the time changes with DST and will be different across time zones.
Always query date-time values as lower-bound inclusive, upper-bound exclusive (>=, <).
requires formatting...
– Bhavin Ramani
Jun 28 '16 at 5:11
add a comment |
Whenever you are referring to an exact moment in time, persist the time according to a unified standard that is not affected by daylight savings. (GMT and UTC are equivalent with this regard, but it is preferred to use the term UTC. Notice that UTC is also known as Zulu or Z time.)
If instead you choose to persist a time using a local time value, include the local time offset from UTC, such that the timestamp can later be interpreted unambiguously.
In some cases, you may need to store both the UTC time and the equivalent local time. Often this is done with two separate fields, but some platforms support a datetimeoffset type that can store both in a single field.
When storing timestamps as a numeric value, use Unix time - which is the number of whole seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z (excluding leap seconds). If you require higher precision, use milliseconds instead. This value should always be based on UTC, without any time zone adjustment.
If you might later need to modify the timestamp, include the original time zone ID so you can determine if the offset may have changed from the original value recorded.
When scheduling future events, usually local time is preferred instead of UTC, as it is common for the offset to change. See answer, and blog post.
Remember that time zone offsets are not always an integer number of hours (for example, Indian Standard Time is UTC+05:30, and Nepal uses UTC+05:45).
If using Java, use java.time for Java 8, or use Joda Time for Java 7 or lower.
If using .NET, consider using Noda Time.
If using .NET without Noda Time, consider that DateTimeOffset is often a better choice than DateTime.
If using Perl, use DateTime.
If using Python, use pytz or dateutil.
If using JavaScript, use moment.js with the moment-timezone extension.
If using PHP > 5.2, use the native time zones conversions provided by DateTime, and DateTimeZone classes. Be careful when using.
DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations() - see answer. To keep PHP with up to date Olson data, install periodically the timezonedb PECL package; see answer.
If using C++, be sure to use a library that uses the properly implements the IANA timezone database. These include cctz, ICU, and Howard Hinnant's "tz" library.
Do not use Boost for time zone conversions. While its API claims to support standard IANA (aka "zoneinfo") identifiers, it crudely maps them to fixed offsets without considering the rich history of changes each zone may have had.
(Also, the file has fallen out of maintenance.)
Most business rules use civil time, rather than UTC or GMT. Therefore, plan to convert UTC timestamps to a local time zone before applying application logic.
Remember that time zones and offsets are not fixed and may change. For instance, historically US and UK used the same dates to 'spring forward' and 'fall back'.
However, in 2007 the US changed the dates that the clocks get changed on. This now means that for 48 weeks of the year the difference between London time and New York time is 5 hours and for 4 weeks (3 in the spring, 1 in the autumn) it is 4 hours. Be aware of items like this in any calculations that involve multiple zones.
Consider the type of time (actual event time, broadcast time, relative time, historical time, recurring time) what elements (timestamp, time zone offset and time zone name) you need to store for correct retrieval - see "Types of Time" in answer.
Keep your OS, database and application tzdata files in sync, between themselves and the rest of the world.
On servers, set hardware clocks and OS clocks to UTC rather than a local time zone.
Regardless of the previous bullet point, server-side code, including web sites, should never expect the local time zone of the server to be anything in particular. see answer.
Use NTP services on all servers.
If using FAT32, remember that timestamps are stored in local time, not UTC.
When dealing with recurring events (weekly TV show, for example), remember that the time changes with DST and will be different across time zones.
Always query date-time values as lower-bound inclusive, upper-bound exclusive (>=, <).
requires formatting...
– Bhavin Ramani
Jun 28 '16 at 5:11
add a comment |
Whenever you are referring to an exact moment in time, persist the time according to a unified standard that is not affected by daylight savings. (GMT and UTC are equivalent with this regard, but it is preferred to use the term UTC. Notice that UTC is also known as Zulu or Z time.)
If instead you choose to persist a time using a local time value, include the local time offset from UTC, such that the timestamp can later be interpreted unambiguously.
In some cases, you may need to store both the UTC time and the equivalent local time. Often this is done with two separate fields, but some platforms support a datetimeoffset type that can store both in a single field.
When storing timestamps as a numeric value, use Unix time - which is the number of whole seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z (excluding leap seconds). If you require higher precision, use milliseconds instead. This value should always be based on UTC, without any time zone adjustment.
If you might later need to modify the timestamp, include the original time zone ID so you can determine if the offset may have changed from the original value recorded.
When scheduling future events, usually local time is preferred instead of UTC, as it is common for the offset to change. See answer, and blog post.
Remember that time zone offsets are not always an integer number of hours (for example, Indian Standard Time is UTC+05:30, and Nepal uses UTC+05:45).
If using Java, use java.time for Java 8, or use Joda Time for Java 7 or lower.
If using .NET, consider using Noda Time.
If using .NET without Noda Time, consider that DateTimeOffset is often a better choice than DateTime.
If using Perl, use DateTime.
If using Python, use pytz or dateutil.
If using JavaScript, use moment.js with the moment-timezone extension.
If using PHP > 5.2, use the native time zones conversions provided by DateTime, and DateTimeZone classes. Be careful when using.
DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations() - see answer. To keep PHP with up to date Olson data, install periodically the timezonedb PECL package; see answer.
If using C++, be sure to use a library that uses the properly implements the IANA timezone database. These include cctz, ICU, and Howard Hinnant's "tz" library.
Do not use Boost for time zone conversions. While its API claims to support standard IANA (aka "zoneinfo") identifiers, it crudely maps them to fixed offsets without considering the rich history of changes each zone may have had.
(Also, the file has fallen out of maintenance.)
Most business rules use civil time, rather than UTC or GMT. Therefore, plan to convert UTC timestamps to a local time zone before applying application logic.
Remember that time zones and offsets are not fixed and may change. For instance, historically US and UK used the same dates to 'spring forward' and 'fall back'.
However, in 2007 the US changed the dates that the clocks get changed on. This now means that for 48 weeks of the year the difference between London time and New York time is 5 hours and for 4 weeks (3 in the spring, 1 in the autumn) it is 4 hours. Be aware of items like this in any calculations that involve multiple zones.
Consider the type of time (actual event time, broadcast time, relative time, historical time, recurring time) what elements (timestamp, time zone offset and time zone name) you need to store for correct retrieval - see "Types of Time" in answer.
Keep your OS, database and application tzdata files in sync, between themselves and the rest of the world.
On servers, set hardware clocks and OS clocks to UTC rather than a local time zone.
Regardless of the previous bullet point, server-side code, including web sites, should never expect the local time zone of the server to be anything in particular. see answer.
Use NTP services on all servers.
If using FAT32, remember that timestamps are stored in local time, not UTC.
When dealing with recurring events (weekly TV show, for example), remember that the time changes with DST and will be different across time zones.
Always query date-time values as lower-bound inclusive, upper-bound exclusive (>=, <).
Whenever you are referring to an exact moment in time, persist the time according to a unified standard that is not affected by daylight savings. (GMT and UTC are equivalent with this regard, but it is preferred to use the term UTC. Notice that UTC is also known as Zulu or Z time.)
If instead you choose to persist a time using a local time value, include the local time offset from UTC, such that the timestamp can later be interpreted unambiguously.
In some cases, you may need to store both the UTC time and the equivalent local time. Often this is done with two separate fields, but some platforms support a datetimeoffset type that can store both in a single field.
When storing timestamps as a numeric value, use Unix time - which is the number of whole seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z (excluding leap seconds). If you require higher precision, use milliseconds instead. This value should always be based on UTC, without any time zone adjustment.
If you might later need to modify the timestamp, include the original time zone ID so you can determine if the offset may have changed from the original value recorded.
When scheduling future events, usually local time is preferred instead of UTC, as it is common for the offset to change. See answer, and blog post.
Remember that time zone offsets are not always an integer number of hours (for example, Indian Standard Time is UTC+05:30, and Nepal uses UTC+05:45).
If using Java, use java.time for Java 8, or use Joda Time for Java 7 or lower.
If using .NET, consider using Noda Time.
If using .NET without Noda Time, consider that DateTimeOffset is often a better choice than DateTime.
If using Perl, use DateTime.
If using Python, use pytz or dateutil.
If using JavaScript, use moment.js with the moment-timezone extension.
If using PHP > 5.2, use the native time zones conversions provided by DateTime, and DateTimeZone classes. Be careful when using.
DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations() - see answer. To keep PHP with up to date Olson data, install periodically the timezonedb PECL package; see answer.
If using C++, be sure to use a library that uses the properly implements the IANA timezone database. These include cctz, ICU, and Howard Hinnant's "tz" library.
Do not use Boost for time zone conversions. While its API claims to support standard IANA (aka "zoneinfo") identifiers, it crudely maps them to fixed offsets without considering the rich history of changes each zone may have had.
(Also, the file has fallen out of maintenance.)
Most business rules use civil time, rather than UTC or GMT. Therefore, plan to convert UTC timestamps to a local time zone before applying application logic.
Remember that time zones and offsets are not fixed and may change. For instance, historically US and UK used the same dates to 'spring forward' and 'fall back'.
However, in 2007 the US changed the dates that the clocks get changed on. This now means that for 48 weeks of the year the difference between London time and New York time is 5 hours and for 4 weeks (3 in the spring, 1 in the autumn) it is 4 hours. Be aware of items like this in any calculations that involve multiple zones.
Consider the type of time (actual event time, broadcast time, relative time, historical time, recurring time) what elements (timestamp, time zone offset and time zone name) you need to store for correct retrieval - see "Types of Time" in answer.
Keep your OS, database and application tzdata files in sync, between themselves and the rest of the world.
On servers, set hardware clocks and OS clocks to UTC rather than a local time zone.
Regardless of the previous bullet point, server-side code, including web sites, should never expect the local time zone of the server to be anything in particular. see answer.
Use NTP services on all servers.
If using FAT32, remember that timestamps are stored in local time, not UTC.
When dealing with recurring events (weekly TV show, for example), remember that the time changes with DST and will be different across time zones.
Always query date-time values as lower-bound inclusive, upper-bound exclusive (>=, <).
edited Jun 28 '16 at 5:54
M.R.Safari
1,1321933
1,1321933
answered Jun 28 '16 at 5:06
Charu
211
211
requires formatting...
– Bhavin Ramani
Jun 28 '16 at 5:11
add a comment |
requires formatting...
– Bhavin Ramani
Jun 28 '16 at 5:11
requires formatting...
– Bhavin Ramani
Jun 28 '16 at 5:11
requires formatting...
– Bhavin Ramani
Jun 28 '16 at 5:11
add a comment |
Laconic Answer (no need to change default timezone)
$dateStr = '2008-09-11';
$timezone = 'America/New_York';
$time = strtotime(
$dateStr,
// convert timezone to offset seconds
(new DateTimeZone($timezone))->getOffset(new DateTime) - (new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()))->getOffset(new DateTime) . ' seconds'
);
Loquacious Answer
Use strtotime
's second option which changes the frame of reference of the function. By the way I prefer not to update the default time zone of the script:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php
int strtotime ( string $time [, int $now = time() ] )
The function
expects to be given a string containing an English date format and
will try to parse that format into a Unix timestamp (the number of
seconds since January 1 1970 00:00:00 UTC), relative to the timestamp
given in now, or the current time if now is not supplied.
And a Helper
/**
* Returns the timestamp of the provided time string using a specific timezone as the reference
*
* @param string $str
* @param string $timezone
* @return int number of the seconds
*/
function strtotimetz($str, $timezone)
{
return strtotime(
$str, strtotime(
// convert timezone to offset seconds
(new DateTimeZone($timezone))->getOffset(new DateTime) - (new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()))->getOffset(new DateTime) . ' seconds'
)
);
}
var_export(
date(
'Y-m-d',
strtotimetz('this monday', 'America/New_York')
)
);
Maybe not the most performant approach, but works well when you know the default timezone and the offset. For example if the default timezone is UTC
and the offset is -8
hours:
var_dump(
date(
'Y-m-d',
strtotime('this tuesday', strtotime(-8 . ' hours'))
)
);
add a comment |
Laconic Answer (no need to change default timezone)
$dateStr = '2008-09-11';
$timezone = 'America/New_York';
$time = strtotime(
$dateStr,
// convert timezone to offset seconds
(new DateTimeZone($timezone))->getOffset(new DateTime) - (new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()))->getOffset(new DateTime) . ' seconds'
);
Loquacious Answer
Use strtotime
's second option which changes the frame of reference of the function. By the way I prefer not to update the default time zone of the script:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php
int strtotime ( string $time [, int $now = time() ] )
The function
expects to be given a string containing an English date format and
will try to parse that format into a Unix timestamp (the number of
seconds since January 1 1970 00:00:00 UTC), relative to the timestamp
given in now, or the current time if now is not supplied.
And a Helper
/**
* Returns the timestamp of the provided time string using a specific timezone as the reference
*
* @param string $str
* @param string $timezone
* @return int number of the seconds
*/
function strtotimetz($str, $timezone)
{
return strtotime(
$str, strtotime(
// convert timezone to offset seconds
(new DateTimeZone($timezone))->getOffset(new DateTime) - (new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()))->getOffset(new DateTime) . ' seconds'
)
);
}
var_export(
date(
'Y-m-d',
strtotimetz('this monday', 'America/New_York')
)
);
Maybe not the most performant approach, but works well when you know the default timezone and the offset. For example if the default timezone is UTC
and the offset is -8
hours:
var_dump(
date(
'Y-m-d',
strtotime('this tuesday', strtotime(-8 . ' hours'))
)
);
add a comment |
Laconic Answer (no need to change default timezone)
$dateStr = '2008-09-11';
$timezone = 'America/New_York';
$time = strtotime(
$dateStr,
// convert timezone to offset seconds
(new DateTimeZone($timezone))->getOffset(new DateTime) - (new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()))->getOffset(new DateTime) . ' seconds'
);
Loquacious Answer
Use strtotime
's second option which changes the frame of reference of the function. By the way I prefer not to update the default time zone of the script:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php
int strtotime ( string $time [, int $now = time() ] )
The function
expects to be given a string containing an English date format and
will try to parse that format into a Unix timestamp (the number of
seconds since January 1 1970 00:00:00 UTC), relative to the timestamp
given in now, or the current time if now is not supplied.
And a Helper
/**
* Returns the timestamp of the provided time string using a specific timezone as the reference
*
* @param string $str
* @param string $timezone
* @return int number of the seconds
*/
function strtotimetz($str, $timezone)
{
return strtotime(
$str, strtotime(
// convert timezone to offset seconds
(new DateTimeZone($timezone))->getOffset(new DateTime) - (new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()))->getOffset(new DateTime) . ' seconds'
)
);
}
var_export(
date(
'Y-m-d',
strtotimetz('this monday', 'America/New_York')
)
);
Maybe not the most performant approach, but works well when you know the default timezone and the offset. For example if the default timezone is UTC
and the offset is -8
hours:
var_dump(
date(
'Y-m-d',
strtotime('this tuesday', strtotime(-8 . ' hours'))
)
);
Laconic Answer (no need to change default timezone)
$dateStr = '2008-09-11';
$timezone = 'America/New_York';
$time = strtotime(
$dateStr,
// convert timezone to offset seconds
(new DateTimeZone($timezone))->getOffset(new DateTime) - (new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()))->getOffset(new DateTime) . ' seconds'
);
Loquacious Answer
Use strtotime
's second option which changes the frame of reference of the function. By the way I prefer not to update the default time zone of the script:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php
int strtotime ( string $time [, int $now = time() ] )
The function
expects to be given a string containing an English date format and
will try to parse that format into a Unix timestamp (the number of
seconds since January 1 1970 00:00:00 UTC), relative to the timestamp
given in now, or the current time if now is not supplied.
And a Helper
/**
* Returns the timestamp of the provided time string using a specific timezone as the reference
*
* @param string $str
* @param string $timezone
* @return int number of the seconds
*/
function strtotimetz($str, $timezone)
{
return strtotime(
$str, strtotime(
// convert timezone to offset seconds
(new DateTimeZone($timezone))->getOffset(new DateTime) - (new DateTimeZone(date_default_timezone_get()))->getOffset(new DateTime) . ' seconds'
)
);
}
var_export(
date(
'Y-m-d',
strtotimetz('this monday', 'America/New_York')
)
);
Maybe not the most performant approach, but works well when you know the default timezone and the offset. For example if the default timezone is UTC
and the offset is -8
hours:
var_dump(
date(
'Y-m-d',
strtotime('this tuesday', strtotime(-8 . ' hours'))
)
);
edited Nov 21 '18 at 8:54
answered Nov 21 '18 at 7:12
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1
Why taking the time zone into account when there is no time specified?
– Gumbo
Aug 25 '10 at 18:22
Sorry for the confusion. It will be the midnight of that day (beginning of the specified day).
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:23
If you take midnight as the default hour it matters...
– vlad b.
Aug 25 '10 at 18:23
vlad b. What do you mean?
– Andy Hin
Aug 25 '10 at 18:25
2
Your timezone is invalid, it should be
America/New_York
– salathe
Aug 25 '10 at 18:31