How can PHP beginners effectively troubleshoot and find solutions to date and time-related issues in their code?

Issue: PHP beginners can effectively troubleshoot and find solutions to date and time-related issues by ensuring they are using the correct date format and timezone settings in their code. Code snippet:

// Set the default timezone to your desired timezone
date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');

// Get the current date and time in the desired format
$currentDateTime = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');

// Output the current date and time
echo $currentDateTime;