Req #81319 [Opn]: Incredibly wrong and stupid note is highly ranked on `time()` docs

From: Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2021 14:42:42 +0000
Subject: Req #81319 [Opn]: Incredibly wrong and stupid note is highly ranked on `time()` docs
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Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81319&edit=1 ID: 81319 User updated by: will dot duncan dot nn at gmail dot com Reported by: will dot duncan dot nn at gmail dot com Summary: Incredibly wrong and stupid note is highly ranked on time() docs Status: Open Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Website problem PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Description: ------------ https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.time.php#118876 The user is implying that UTC is affected by daylight saving, which is obviously not true https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time The user is implying that "not every day has 24 hours," however, for UTC, which is used for the time() function, this is never the case. Under "Mechanism" on the Wikipedia article, you can easily find the following quote: "Each day contains 24 hours and each hour contains 60 minutes." I am reporting this as this is the #2 most upvoted note for this page. It is incredibly misleading and inaccurate. Notes like this one can greatly damage new developers browsing the documentation, especially when said note appears on the top. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2021-08-01 14:41:14] will dot duncan dot nn at gmail dot com Description: ------------ https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.time.php#118876 The use is implying that UTC is affected by daylight saving, which is obviously not true https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time The user is implying that "not every day has 24 hours," however, for UTC, which is used for the time() function, this is never the case. Under "Mechanism" on the Wikipedia article, you can easily find the following quote: "Each day contains 24 hours and each hour contains 60 minutes." I am reporting this as this is the #2 most upvoted note for this page. It is incredibly misleading and inaccurate. Notes like this one can greatly damage new developers browsing the documentation, especially when said note appears on the top. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=81319&edit=1

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