# timezone_open

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)

timezone_open — Returns new DateTimeZone object

### Description

DateTimeZone timezone_open ( string `$timezone` )
DateTimeZone DateTimeZone::__construct ( string `$timezone` )

### Parameters

`timezone`

  Time zone identifier as full name (e.g. Europe/Prague) or abbreviation (e.g. CET).

### Return Values

Returns DateTimeZone object on success or `FALSE` on failure.