Assuming PHP ≥5.1, there's the ini setting date.timezone, otherwise date_default_timezone_set(), with the timezone being Pacific/Auckland On 29/09/2010, at 10:13 AM, Brendan Brink wrote:
> found out the site of the client was running PHP Version 4.4.9 > > am upgrading now to version 5... > > is there a command to set the local timezone to NZ or would this be > defaulted with the new PHP version 5? > > On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Brendan Brink > <[email protected]> wrote: >> hi there, >> >> the date is echoing correctly currently to the right time and day >> >> the issue is when i use strtotime("last Sunday") it shows its a >> Saturday? (25th September) instead of Sunday 26th September >> >> this is so frustrating... >> >> any advice? >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Aaron Cooper <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Just to clarify, I mention 2008 and 2009 as I think 2008 was when the >>> government DST changes occurred. >>> >>> Easy test is to echo a date() and see what it says. If it's an hour out, you >>> need an update. >>> >>> http://www.electrictoolbox.com/correct-php-timezone/ >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Aaron Cooper >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 9:49 AM >>> Subject: Re: [phpug] Daylight Saving >>> As Rimu says, check the PHP timezonedb. Although I would have thought you >>> would lose an entire day out of it (except at 11pm). >>> >>> And that said, one would think the same server should have had this problem >>> in 2008 and 2009 if it is the sole culprit and the server was running sites >>> using any date function. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Rimu Atkinson >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 9:35 AM >>> Subject: Re: [phpug] Daylight Saving >>> There is an internal database that php has of when different places have >>> daylight savings time, and yours is probably out of date. Look at the output >>> of phpinfo() to see the date of the time zone database. >>> >>> R >>> >>> On 29/09/10 09:26, Brendan Brink wrote: >>> >>> Hi there all, >>> >>> Had an issue on the weekend with some code showing the date Saturday >>> 25th instead of the Sunday 26th...and only thing I can put it down to >>> is a possible daylight saving conundrum... >>> >>> some of the code I had was this: >>> define("WEEKENDING",strtotime("next Sunday")); >>> >>> >>> wonder if anyone else had had a similar finding or perhaps can shed >>> some light on how daylight saving works with PHP... >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Phone (04) 381 4827 or 021 823 129 >>> Skype rimu123 >>> Web http://rimu.geek.nz/ >>> >>> -- >>> NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug >>> To post, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> -- >>> NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug >>> To post, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> -- >>> NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug >>> To post, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe, send email to >>> [email protected] >> >> -- >> Kind Regards, >> >> Brendan Brink >> >> SMS Marketing Consultant | Manager >> Sell2Cell Ltd. >> >> 021 0246 1646 | [email protected] | www.sell2cell.co.nz >> >> >> >> >> We provide customized, cost-effective SMS & Web Solutions >> Need a website? 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