#39422 [Fbk->Opn]: Time shifts randomly between GMT and PST

ID: 39422 User updated by: daemonist at guildmail dot sojurn dot org Reported By: daemonist at guildmail dot sojurn dot org -Status: Feedback +Status: Open Bug Type: Date/time related Operating System: Windows 2003 Server PHP Version: 4CVS-2006-11-08 (CVS) New Comment: Unfortunately, one of the packages that I am using is not ready for PHP 5 yet, so I'm stuck using PHP 4. I know that everyone here are volunteers and I really appreciate any help you can give me to get the date to be stable with version 4. If that isn't possible... Ooohhh. I don't want to think of that possibility. Thanks again for any suggestions you can give! Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-11-08 13:38:16] tony2001@php.net Please try using this CVS snapshot: http://snaps.php.net/php5.2-latest.tar.gz For Windows: http://snaps.php.net/win32/php5.2-win32-latest.zip ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-11-08 06:38:02] daemonist at guildmail dot sojurn dot org Description: ------------ Using Windows 2003 Server, PHP 4.4 (latest CVS as of 2006-11-08) with SMF forums software. The server date and time are set correctly, and viewing them at the console confirm that. Sometimes the forums will report the correct time and date, and sometimes the forums will "switch" to the GMT (since the server is in PST, that means +8 hours from the server time). If I use a simple PHP script to query the date and time, I get the wrong information (so that removes the forums as the cause of this). If I stop and start IIS, then PHP seems to provide the correct information. Eventually, however, it will revert back to the erroneous date and time. I have posted the script code that I used to confirm that PHP is reporting the date and time. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php echo date("F j, Y, g:i a"), '<br />', strftime('%B %d, %Y, %I:%M %p'); ?> Expected result: ---------------- November 7, 2006, 10:35 pm November 07, 2006, 10:35 PM Actual result: -------------- November 8, 2006, 6:35 am November 08, 2006, 06:35 AM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=39422&edit=1