Format Timezone for Carbon Date

To format a timezone for a Carbon date in PHP, you can use the format() method and include the e or I format codes. For example:

$date = Carbon::now();
$formattedDate = $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s e');

The e format code will output the timezone abbreviation (e.g. "UTC", "EST", etc.) and the I format code will output the timezone offset in hours and minutes from UTC (e.g. "+07:00").

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Alternatively, you can use timezone method to set the timezone before formatting the date

$date = Carbon::now();
$date->timezone('Europe/Paris');
$formattedDate = $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s e');

You can also use the setTimezone() method to set the timezone and then format the date.

$date = Carbon::now();
$date->setTimezone(new DateTimeZone('Europe/Paris'));
$formattedDate = $date->format('Y-m-d H:i:s e');

The timezone passed to the above method can be any valid timezone identifier.