#42486 [Opn->WFx]: strtotime() fails with UT timezone
| From: | derick@php.net | Date: | Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:49:17 +0000 |
| Subject: | #42486 [Opn->WFx]: strtotime() fails with UT timezone | ||
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ID: 42486
Updated by: derick@php.net
Reported By: up at co dot inbox dot lv
-Status: Open
+Status: Wont fix
Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function
Operating System: Gentoo Linux
PHP Version: 5.2.4RC3
New Comment:
UT is not really a easy measurable timezone, unlike UTC. To support
this correctly we should take care of leapseconds, and this is very much
something you don't want to do. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DUT1
for what is different between UTC and UT.
Previous Comments:
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[2007-08-30 12:37:25] up at co dot inbox dot lv
Description:
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strtotime() returns false if timezone is set to UT, it worked in php4
but is broken in php5
Reproduce code:
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<?php print strtotime('Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:23:46 UT'); ?>
Expected result:
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On PHP Version 4.4.1:
1187677426
Actual result:
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Empty
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