Doc #52363 [Csd]: timezone_name_from_abbr problem

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52363&edit=1 ID: 52363 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: rblon at fastmail dot fm Summary: timezone_name_from_abbr problem Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem PHP Version: 5.3.2 Assigned To: aharvey 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. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-19 12:13:33] aharvey@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of aharvey Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=301391 Log: Fix doc bug #52363 (timezone_name_from_abbr problem) by adding more explanation of the $isdst parameter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-19 12:06:44] aharvey@php.net I'll make the description of the $isdst parameter clearer. The documentation is correct about being able to get the time zone from $gmtOffset and $isdst. Of course, whether it actually returns the _right_ time zone is a whole 'nother problem. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-16 16:51:43] rblon at fastmail dot fm Description: ------------ The timezone_name_from_abbr function suggests that you can get the timezone from $gmtOffset and $isdst (passing an empty $abbr string). I don't think that is possible, as there is no 1 to 1 relation. Correct me if I am wrong, but if $isdst = 0, it might mean that the timezone currently has no daylight saving or that the timezone has never daylight saving. How can the function differentiate between the two timezones? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52363&edit=1