#50155 [Opn->Csd]: Poorly defined Epoch

ID: 50155 Updated by: salathe@php.net Reported By: edwin dot h at clear dot net dot nz -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better. I have added the UTC timezone to that definition. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-11-12 11:58:13] svn@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of salathe Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=290576 Log: Corrected definition of Unix Epoch. Fixes #50155 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-11-12 07:45:05] edwin dot h at clear dot net dot nz Description: ------------ In the documentation for DateTime::createFromFormat, the Unix Epoch is defined (incorrectly) as 1970-01-01 00:00:00 whereas it is in fact 1970- 01-01 00:00:00 GMT. Note that the former is only correct at GMT and BST during winter. It is invalid for all other timezones. Reproduce code: --------------- --- From manual page: datetime.createfromformat#Parameters --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=50155&edit=1