# date_default_timezone_get

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)

date_default_timezone_get — Gets the default timezone used by all date/time functions in a script

### Description

string date_default_timezone_get ( void )

This functions returns the default timezone, using the following "guess" order:

- The timezone set using the date_default_timezone_set() function (if any)

- The TZ environment variable (if non empty)

- The date.timezone ini option (if set)

- "magical" guess (if the operating system supports it)

- If none of the above options succeeds, return UTC

### Return Values

Returns a string.

### See Also

- date_default_timezone_set()