(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations -- timezone_abbreviations_list — Returns associative array containing dst, offset and the timezone name
Object-oriented style
Procedural style
The returned list of abbreviations includes all historical use of
abbreviations, which can lead to correct, but confusing entries.
There are also conflicts, as PST is used both in the US
and in the Philippines.
The list that this function returns is therefore not suitable for building an array with options to present a choice of timezone to users.
Note:
The data for this function are precompiled for performance reasons, and are not updated when using a newer » timezonedb.
This function has no parameters.
Returns the array of timezone abbreviations.
Example #1 A timezone_abbreviations_list() example
<?php
$timezone_abbreviations = DateTimeZone::listAbbreviations();
print_r($timezone_abbreviations["acst"]);
?>The above example will output something similar to:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[dst] => 1
[offset] => -14400
[timezone_id] => America/Porto_Acre
)
[1] => Array
(
[dst] => 1
[offset] => -14400
[timezone_id] => America/Eirunepe
)
[2] => Array
(
[dst] => 1
[offset] => -14400
[timezone_id] => America/Rio_Branco
)
[3] => Array
(
[dst] => 1
[offset] => -14400
[timezone_id] => Brazil/Acre
)
)