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# Changing the PHP time zone setting

> Learn to change the PHP time zone using the date.timezone directive in php.ini with this detailed guide.

This article describes how to change the time zone setting in PHP by using the **date.timezone** directive in a *php.ini* file.

<Warning>
  **Important**

  The information in this article only applies to certain types of hosting accounts. To determine whether or not the information below applies to your account, please see [this article](/docs/changing-php-settings-and-versions).

  📘 Note

  This article assumes that you have already set up a custom *php.ini* file on your web site. If you have not already set up a custom *php.ini* file, please read [this article](/docs/custom-php-ini-files) first.
</Warning>

## Using the date.timezone directive

By default, hosting.com servers are set to use the US Eastern Standard Time zone. You can change the time zone that PHP uses for your scripts by setting the **date.timezone** directive in your *php.ini* file. For a complete list of supported time zones in PHP, please visit [http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php](http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php).

To change the time zone, use a text editor to modify the **date.timezone** directive in your *php.ini* file. For example, to set the time zone for Paris, France, use the following setting:

```
date.timezone = "Europe/Paris"
```

<Tip>
  To verify the current value of the **date.timezone** directive and other directives, you can use the **phpinfo()** function. For more information, please see [this article](/docs/view-php-settings).
</Tip>

## More information

* To view a complete list of *php.ini* directives, please visit [http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.list.php](http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.list.php).

* For more information about the **date.timezone** directive, please visit [http://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.configuration.php#ini.date.timezone](http://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.configuration.php#ini.date.timezone).

## Related articles

* [Custom php.ini files](/docs/custom-php-ini-files)

* [Using php.ini directives](/docs/using-php-ini-directives)

* [Changing the time zone on a managed hosting account](/docs/changing-the-time-zone-on-a-managed-hosting-account)

* [Converting the MySQL time zone](/docs/convert-the-mysql-time-zone)

* [Changing the time zone in webmail](/docs/changing-the-time-zone-in-webmail)