Re: Re: [PHP] New to mac and trying to define a php.ini file.

On 04 Jan 2012 at 21:59, Robert Williams <rewilliams@thesba.com> wrote: > On 1/4/12 14:34, "Tim Streater" <tim@clothears.org.uk> wrote: > >> As I hinted in my previous mail, client and server side of my app are >> always on the user's machine. When the user starts the app, I create an >> apache config file on the fly and run an instance of apache just for the >> user. So I'm not messing with the standard OS X Web Sharing. For the same >> reason, I don't want to start modifying or creating a php.ini file. > > In that case, you might consider setting it via the Apache config file > that you're creating, which you can do with something like: > > php_value date.timezone 'America/Phoenix' OK. > That'll have the same effect (and benefits) as setting it via php.ini. > >>> Hmm, just looked more carefully at the docs. I see I'm going to have to >>> add a prefs setting so the user can tell my app what timezone they are >>> in. I find it odd that the OS can't provide this information. > > Well, it typically can, or at least can make a guess at it. The problem is > that it's not something you can rely on across different OSes, as some > handle it differently, or less reliably, or not at all. Basically, the > result is non-deterministic. It's for this reason that, as of 5.4, PHP > won't even ask the OS but will always return UTC (and complain a bit) if > something else hasn't been set. This way, you at least have a chance of > consistent results. > > If you're only supporting OS X, you can have your script that generates > the Apache config file retrieve the system time zone, and then use that > value in the php_value setting. If the script is in PHP, you can do this: > > $timeZone = /usr/sbin/systemsetup -gettimezone; > > Which just calls the systemsetup command line utility (basically, a CLI > front-end to the settings controlled via System Preferences). Here's what > that call returns when run on the command line on my system: > > H012316WHPV:~ rewilliams$ systemsetup -gettimezone > Time Zone: America/Phoenix That is a very helpful hint - thanks. Yes, it's OS X only at the moment as I don't have access to or a great interest in the other platforms. Not sure if this has greatly help the OP though :-) -- Cheers -- Tim