How can time zones be effectively managed and stored for users in a PHP application?

To effectively manage and store time zones for users in a PHP application, you can store the user's selected time zone in their user profile or session data. When displaying dates and times to the user, convert them to the user's selected time zone using the PHP DateTime class. 

// Store user's selected time zone in session data
$_SESSION['user_timezone'] = 'America/New_York';

// Get current date and time in user's selected time zone
$userTimezone = new DateTimeZone($_SESSION['user_timezone']);
$dateTime = new DateTime('now', $userTimezone);
echo $dateTime->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');

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time zones PHP application user management storage datetime manipulation

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