Learn how to manage timezones in your Laravel Apps

In this video, Ben Holmen teaches us how to manage timezones in your Laravel apps. Some of the highlights include:

• Store all dates and times in UTC
• Define a default application Timezone
• Use Carbon macros for conversions
• Either automatically or manually, allow the user to select their timezone

Here are the code samples used in the video:

#In Application Timezone Macro

Carbon::macro('inApplicationTimezone', function() {
    return $this->tz(config('app.timezone_display'));
});

#In User Timezone Macro

Carbon::macro('inUserTimezone', function() {
    return $this->tz(auth()->user()?->timezone ?? config('app.timezone_display'));
});

Give it a watch and learn all about Timezones and how to easily manage them!