[RESOLVED] PST to EST server timestamp problem

Aurasia

The server hosting my package is on the west coast. I'd like to setup time() function so that it returns EST instead of PST.

Ultimately, I'd like the time() function to return the local time of the machine that's accessing the pages. Is this possible?

If not - how/what do I modify to set EST as the standard? (I'm looking at a HUGE php.ini file - but don't know where to go or what to change with it).

Thanks in Advance

Najjar

Try: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.localtime.php

If not then get the time from the server convert it to seconds add 10800 seconds
(3 hours) to the server time then convert it back to the time format you want.

Aurasia

I knew there had to be something like this! I had assumed your second solution, Najjar already ... it's just not something that I want to add into the code just in case there are people in CA who are browsing too ... but if that's all I can do beyond this localtime() - then so be it.

thanks for the reply!

Najjar

Try: http://us2.php.net/gmdate
then subtract 5 hours from GMT

Aurasia

Ok - I've looked at all these functions now. They will all basically do the same thing ... adding 3 hours to the localtime() ... subtracting 5 from GMT or adding 10800 to the time().

Is there really no way for the server to test which timezone the browsing computer is in, then send it the appropriate timestamp?

Najjar

Check this: http://www.modwest.com/help/kb5-258.html