How to Convert UTC Time to Local Time in Laravel

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To Convert UTC Time to Local Time in Laravel we will use setTimezone() we need to specify the local time zone in the setTimezone(). Are you struggling with converting UTC time to local time in Laravel? Look no further! With Laravel's powerful Carbon library, mastering this task is a breeze. With a few simple steps, you'll learn how to utilize Laravel's Carbon methods to convert UTC time to your desired local time zone, ensuring your application displays accurate timestamps for users worldwide. Lets see how to effortlessly convert UTC time to local time in Laravel using Carbon. Since using UTC time format for different regions of earth will create complication hence we should convert the UTC to the Local time zone

By using the custom timestamp and the pass to Carbon::parse() from the Carbon class.

Example 1)

<?php
     
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
    
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Carbon\Carbon;
    
class UserController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index(Request $request)
    {
        $time = Carbon::parse('2023-11-26 20:25:48')
                        ->setTimezone('Asia/Kolkata')
                        ->toDateTimeString();
                          
        dd($time);
    }
}

By using the current timestamp and the pass to Carbon::now() from the Carbon class.


Example 2 )

<?php
     
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
    
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Carbon\Carbon;
    
class UserController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index(Request $request)
    {
        $time = Carbon::now()
                    ->setTimezone('Asia/Kolkata')
                    ->toDateTimeString();
  
        dd($time);
    }
}

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