GMT date problem - any ideas?

[_SuperString]

Hi Folks,

I have 2 Servers - 1 has Automatic Daylight Saving on, the other has it off. Both Servers have same PHP version and O/S (NT4 Server).

NOTE: im in the UK and the clocks went forward this morning (2 am).

When I use this:
echo gmdate("Y-m-d", mktime("last Sunday")); // gmdate

it returns:
2003-03-30 on Server 1 and
2003-03-31 on Server 2

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when I use this:
echo date("Y-m-d", mktime("last Sunday")); // no gmdate!

it returns:
2003-03-31 on Server 1 and
2003-03-31 on Server 2

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When I use this:
echo gmdate("Y-m-d", gmmktime("last Sunday")); // gmdate and gmtime!

it returns:
2003-03-31 on Server 1 and
2003-03-30 on Server 2

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when I use this:
echo date("Y-m-d", gmmktime("last Sunday")); // gmmktime!

it returns:
2003-03-31 on Server 1 and
2003-03-30 on Server 2

So I have used every combination and cannot get both Servers to return the correct date. I need it to return 2003-03-30 on both Servers - as it should - any ideas?.

thanks in advance 🙂

[_SuperString]

if I substitute strtodate() for mktime() it still fails.

any ideas?????????

[jabi]

Suggestion:

Have you considered assigning a variable to the Daylight Savings Time integer from the server that automatically uses DST? (PHP manual function.date.html)

Example: $use_dst = date("I").

You could then use this to test against the server that does not use DST (just in case they ever change it) and then adjust the time where needed.

I'm not going into more detail at this time since I visited your website and it appears that you are not a novice. 🙂

[_SuperString]

Thanks - I wasn't aware of this - I think it may just work 🙂