The DateTime::getOffset functions returns the daylight saving time offset. It returns DST offset in seconds on success or False on failure.

DateTime::getOffset  in PHP

This DateTime::getOffset functions returns the daylight saving time offset. It returns DST offset in seconds on success or False on failure. 

Description about Date Time Function PHP

public int DateTime::getOffset ( void )

int date_offset_get ( DateTime $object )

Parameters on Date Time Function in PHP

object - Procedural style only: A DateTime object returned by date_create()

Example: of PHP Date Time Functions

date_default_timezone_set('India/Kolkata');

$winter = new DateTime('2009-01-24 14:25:41');

$summer = new DateTime('2009-06-14 14:25:41');

echo $winter->getOffset(); // Winter offset: 0

echo $summer->getOffset(); // Summer offset: 3600 = 1 hour

?>

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