RE: [PHP] Finding user's timezone
| From: | Edward Kay | Date: | Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:35:36 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Finding user's timezone | ||
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> Hmm... in $_SERVER array you get a client IP so You know client coutry. if
> exists a list of ip numbers and coutries should be exists list
> coutries and
> timezones too, so it should be easy. Eventually you may create
> short list of
> this countries what will be visitors from (or only biggest coutries).
>
The IP address isn't very reliable though. Many global corporations only
have a couple of external gateways through which all traffic goes. A user in
the UK could very well have their visable IP address located in the US.
Edward