The following extended example may make the usage clearer;
<?php
$dateTimeZoneTaipei = new DateTimeZone("Asia/Taipei");
$dateTimeZoneJapan = new DateTimeZone("Asia/Tokyo");
$dateTimeTaipei = new DateTime("now", $dateTimeZoneTaipei);
$dateTimeJapan = new DateTime("now", $dateTimeZoneJapan);
$timeOffset = $dateTimeZoneJapan->getOffset($dateTimeTaipei);
print("Number of seconds Japan is ahead of GMT at the specific time: ");
var_dump($timeOffset);
print("<br />Number of seconds Taipei is ahead of GMT at the specific time: ");
var_dump($dateTimeZoneTaipei->getOffset($dateTimeTaipei));
print("<br />Number of seconds Japan is ahead of Taipei at the specific time: ");
var_dump($dateTimeZoneJapan->getOffset($dateTimeTaipei)
-$dateTimeZoneTaipei->getOffset($dateTimeTaipei));
print("<hr />");
?>
Number of seconds Japan is ahead of GMT at the specific time: int(32400)
Number of seconds Taipei is ahead of GMT at the specific time: int(28800)
Number of seconds Japan is ahead of Taipei at the specific time: int(3600)