setTimeZone() public method

This is a simple wrapper of PHP function date_default_timezone_set(). Refer to the php manual for available timezones.
See also: http://php.net/manual/en/function.date-default-timezone-set.php
public setTimeZone ( string $value )
$value string the time zone used by this application.
Example #1
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 /**
  * Bootstrap method to be called during application bootstrap stage.
  * @param Application $app the application currently running
  */
 public function bootstrap($app)
 {
     $app->on(Application::EVENT_BEFORE_REQUEST, function () use($app) {
         try {
             /*******************************
                /* Mailer
                /*******************************/
             // Set default transport class
             $transport = ['class' => 'Swift_MailTransport'];
             // Change transport class to SMTP if was selected
             if (isset($app->params['App.Mailer.transport']) && $app->params['App.Mailer.transport'] === 'smtp') {
                 $transport = ['class' => 'Swift_SmtpTransport', 'host' => $app->settings->get("smtp.host"), 'username' => $app->settings->get("smtp.username"), 'password' => base64_decode($app->settings->get("smtp.password")), 'port' => $app->settings->get("smtp.port"), 'encryption' => $app->settings->get("smtp.encryption") == 'none' ? null : $app->settings->get("smtp.encryption")];
             }
             // Set mail queue component as mailer
             $app->set('mailer', ['class' => 'app\\components\\queue\\MailQueue', 'mailsPerRound' => 10, 'maxAttempts' => 3, 'transport' => $transport, 'messageConfig' => ['charset' => 'UTF-8']]);
             /*******************************
                /* User session
                /*******************************/
             if (isset($app->user) && !$app->user->isGuest) {
                 /** @var \app\models\Profile $profile */
                 $profile = $app->user->identity->profile;
                 // Setting the timezone to the current users timezone
                 if (isset($profile->timezone)) {
                     $app->setTimeZone($profile->timezone);
                 }
                 // Setting the language to the current users language
                 if (isset($profile->language)) {
                     $app->language = $profile->language;
                 }
             }
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             // Do nothing
         }
     });
     /*******************************
        /* Event Handlers
        /*******************************/
     $app->on('app.form.submission.received', ['app\\events\\handlers\\SubmissionEventHandler', 'onSubmissionReceived']);
     $app->on('app.form.submission.accepted', ['app\\events\\handlers\\SubmissionEventHandler', 'onSubmissionAccepted']);
     $app->on('app.form.submission.rejected', ['app\\events\\handlers\\SubmissionEventHandler', 'onSubmissionRejected']);
 }