Values from this php vrsn: 5.6.40 // cycling through both getdate and date
	
# date_default_timezone_set(date_default_timezone_get());

time zone un set: Cycles = 5000  /  Time = 34.072844982147500
time zone un set: Cycles = 500  /   Time = 4.0183620452881
time zone un set: Cycles = 50  /    Time = 0.41404485702515

		time zone un set: Cycles = 50  /  Time = 0.00020098686218262
with ... 
date _default _timezone _set( date _default_ timezone_ get() ) ;

time zone is set: Cycles = 5000  /  Time = 0.12595796585083
time zone is set: Cycles = 500  /   Time = 0.014070987701416
time zone is set: Cycles = 50  /    Time = 0.001305103302002

		time zone is set: Cycles = 50  /  Time = 0.00013279914855957