Re: incorrect Timezone using mail() -- HELP!

Jeffrey Iskandar Ahmad wrote:

When i use this function mail(), mail was sent successfully but when recipient receive the mail the date timezone is incorrect. It displayed -0800 instead of +0800. Im from +0800. The timezone does not display correctly. I have tried different servers but still the same. And all clients get the wrong date. Im Using php 4.06 and win2k and winnt4.

Under Windows, PHP sets Date header for mail if sendmail_path is _not_ defined. If you are using sendmail compatible progmram, this won't apply to your problem. Looks like someone commented out following lines in sendmail.c (I'm refering PHP 4.0.7-dev source) /* extern int _daylight; extern long _timezone; */ And _timezone is used as follows (_timezone > 0) ? "+" : (_timezone < 0) ? "-" : "",zoneh,zonem) They are probably commented out due to thread safe issue. I guess this bug is introduced when this change is made. (I'm just looking at source briefly and _not_ 100% sure.) It is possible you have configuration problem also. Is your web server can get zoneinfo that you want? If not, it is possible having this problem even if there is _no_ bug. Check your server configuration first. If you are sure that your server is ok, submit bug report and ask developers if this is a bug or not.If this is a bug, it will be fixed hopefully. PS: You might want to ask W2K users to verify this problem. Post new article with title like "Possible mail() bug under Windows". Then Windows users will pay attention. I'm not a windows user :) -- Yasuo Ohgaki