<?php 

use GeoIp2\Database\Reader;

function getCountryTimeZone($userSelectedCountry)
{
    // Path to the GeoIP2 database file
    $databasePath = storage_path('app/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb'); // Replace with the path to your downloaded database file

    // Initialize the GeoIP2 reader
    $reader = new Reader($databasePath);

    try {
        // Look up the country for the user's selected IP address or country code
        $record = $reader->country($userSelectedCountry);

        // Get the time zone from the country data
        $timeZone = $record->location->timeZone;

        return $timeZone;
    } catch (\Exception $e) {
        // Handle exceptions if the country code or IP address is not found
        return 'UTC'; // Default to UTC if not found
    }
}