note 98100 deleted from function.date-default-timezone-set by danbrown

Note Submitter: Kenneth, K.T. 

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<?php
function setTimezoneByOffset($required_offset) {
   $abbreviations_list = timezone_abbreviations_list();
   foreach ($abbreviations_list as $abbr) {
      foreach ($abbr as $city) {
         try {
            $date = new DateTime('2010-12-21', new DateTimeZone($city['timezone_id']));
            $offset = $date->getOffset() / 3600;
            if ($offset == $required_offset) {
               date_default_timezone_set($city['timezone_id']);
               return;
            }
         } catch (Exception $e) { continue; }
      }
   }
}
?>