how do i set the time in php?

Question

<?php

date_default_timezone_set("Spain/Madrid");

$date=date("H:i:s");

echo $date;
?>

how can i set the date to my location?

i get this when i run the script Notice: date_default_timezone_set() [function.date-default-timezone-set]: Timezone ID 'Espana/Madrid' is invalid

i know Spain/Madrid is not recognized, but how can i fix it?

Answer 1

try Europe/Madrid

Answer 2

Here are the supported time zones in PHP

Answer 3

Try

date_default_timezone_set("Europe/Madrid");

Answer 4

Take a look at http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php

Answer 5

You'll find the list of the supported timezones in the documentation.

Answer 6

<?php
   date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Madrid');
   $date=date("H:i:s");
   echo $date;
?>

Answer 7

I typically use ini_set() :

ini_set('date.timezone', 'Europe/Madrid');