Re: date() is hours behind

"Jon Kriek" <kriek@phpfreaks.com> wrote in message news:20030930010342.10158.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Well I meant just > > putenv('TZ=US/Eastern'); > > But you get the idea. > > -- > Jon Kriek > http://phpfreaks.com > > "Jon Kriek" <kriek@phpfreaks.com> wrote in message > news:20030930010110.5151.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > See the putenv() function. For example to get the correct Eastern Standard > > Time > > > > http://www.php.net/putenv > > > > <?php > > putenv('TZ=US/Eastern'); > > echo 'Last modified: ' . date('d/m/y H:i', getlastmod()); > > ?> > > > > -- > > Jon Kriek > > http://phpfreaks.com > > > > "Php Webmaster" <phpwadmin@phpwebmaster.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:20030929232143.99386.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I currently use: > > > > > > date("l jS F Y, g:i A"); > > > > > > To format the current date/time to my personal preference. > > > > > > However, at 12:19 AM on my machine, date("l jS F Y, g:i A"); shows > > 4:19PM... > > > 8 hours slow :( > > > > > > Any ideas on how to correct this? Am I right in saying that there is a > > > timezone problem? > > > > > > Any ideas appreciated. I'm in London and and my timezone is GMT, so what should I use?