date_from_utc()

Convert a UTC datetime to a local timezone — useful when formatting a stored datetime field for an email or comment.

Syntax

date_from_utc(datetime, timezone?)

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`datetime`	string	yes	A UTC datetime in any format `strtotime` understands.
`timezone`	string	no	The target timezone (e.g. `Europe/London`). Defaults to the account owner's timezone.

Returns

The datetime in the target timezone as YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS. A date-only input is returned unchanged.

Example

$local = date_from_utc($record["starts_at"], "Europe/London");
record_comment("events", $record["_meta"]["id"], "Starts at " . $local . " London time");

Example output

"2026-06-12 14:00:00"

Notes

Parsing is forgiving; throws if the value can't be parsed.
The inverse is date_to_utc().