RE: [PHP-DEV] PHP 4.0 Bug #7103 Updated: 2037 latest year???

I've come across this problem quite a few times and actually started to look at re-writing the Unix code for PHP so that the data type for the seconds changes from size_t to something like a "long long". Obviously the size_t data type is limited to 32 bits under a 32 bit machine, but would it be worth the effort to re-write this to support 64 bits, and hence a much larger date range? Mike Berry-Porter mikebp@alverstone.com.au -----Original Message----- From: Bug Database [mailto:php-dev@lists.php.net] Sent: Tuesday, 10 October 2000 5:28 AM To: php-dev@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP-DEV] PHP 4.0 Bug #7103 Updated: 2037 latest year??? ID: 7103 Updated by: eschmid Reported By: michael@listevent.com Status: Closed Bug Type: Date/time related Assigned To: Comments: It's a limitation in the integers counting seconds from the first January since 1970. You need a 64 bit machine. Previous Comments: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2000-10-09 17:22:20] eschmid@php.net It's a limitation in the integers counting seconds from the first January since 1970. You need a 64 bit machine. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2000-10-09 17:21:06] derick@php.net In 2038 Unixes have their "millennium bug". The 32 bits second counter (seconds sinds 1970) is out of bits then. It should be fixed, but not very important at the moment (I think). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2000-10-09 17:15:45] michael@listevent.com When creating a calendar application ... everything works fine until year 2038. Then it breaks. Is there any reason for limiting the date/time functions to 2037 years? http://durras.listevent.com/year.php?year=2037 http://durras.listevent.com/month.php?year=2037&month=12 Thanks, Michael --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Bug description available at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=7103 -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net