Re: [PHP4] getdate() and the Time zone?

Not sure but I think gmdate() would be better if you want to make sure you get the GMT time. http://www.php.net/manual/function.gmdate.php On 10/17/00 3:44 AM this was written: > I have a problem where if I change the time zone PHP doesn't recognize it > in getdate(). For example, if the time is 12:05 in Europe/London and I > change the time zone to US/Mountain, the hour index in the array from > getddate() returns a 19 instead of a 12. > > I've tried setting the TZ environment variable before the getdate() call > and it doesn't make a difference. > > I can fix the problem if I do a "cold" restart of Apache (sending a HUP or > USR1 signal won't cut it), but I'd rather not since it can cause the PHP > session to break, giving the user an empty page. > > Any ideas to solve this problem besides a system() call to get the actual > time? -- Thomas Deliduka IT Manager ------------------------- New Eve Media The Solution To Your Internet Angst http://www.neweve.com/