Daylight Savings Time

timstring

I have a script that I haven't run in a couple of weeks. Today, I'm getting this error:

Warning: date_create() [function.date-create]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /Library/WebServer/Documents/DispatchReports/WeeklyReport.php on line 94

The only difference between the script working and now is daylight savings time. I have this line in my php.ini file:

date.timezone = America/Chicago

and I'm still getting the error.

Please don't tell me I'm going to have to throw

date_default_timezone_set('America/Chicago');

into every php script I have.

bradgrafelman

If you do a [man]phpinfo/man, does it show 'America/Chicago' as the value for date.timezone?

timstring

This is even more bizarre: When I'm running the phpinfo(), I get the same error message that appears when I try to run a script with date/times.

Here's the results for you:

date/time support	                        enabled
"Olson" Timezone Database Version        2012.3
Timezone Database                              internal
Default timezone                                America/Chicago

and

Directive	Local Value	Master Value
date.default_latitude	31.7667	31.7667
date.default_longitude	35.2333	35.2333
date.sunrise_zenith	90.583333	90.583333
date.sunset_zenith	90.583333	90.583333
date.timezone	no value	no value

bradgrafelman

Are you sure the php.ini file you edited is getting parsed by PHP? Simple way to verify this might be to change some other directive, e.g. toggle display_errors on/off, and see if the change is reflected in the phpinfo() page.

timstring

PHP is not parsing the php.ini file that is in private/etc. I've been fiddling with various settings and nothing in the info changes; the default settings are used. Who knows where PHP is pulling its settings

bradgrafelman

timstring;11025849 wrote:
Who knows where PHP is pulling is pulling its settings

Two entities would know that; PHP, and whoever configured PHP on your server. If there is an existing php.ini file elsewhere, the phpinfo() page will point you to it. Otherwise, you'll have to see where PHP was configured to look for the php.ini file.

Weedpacket

timstring wrote:
Who knows where PHP is pulling is pulling its settings

This information is provided in the first section of phpinfo()'s results under "Loaded configuration file" and following items.

timstring

forgot to mention, this is also in the info:

Configuration File (php.ini) Path /etc
Loaded Configuration File /private/etc/php.ini