timezones

[Anon]

This is bugging me.....

I am trying to convert the time & date from a server that is in the US to my clients requirements in New Zealand (we are 12 hours in front)......but it ain't working too good.

Is there a way to change the timezone globally without having to fool around with lots of little functions that take 12 hours from the current hour....and then if it's pm make it am, etc.

heres the very longwinded script I've been using...unsuccessfully.......

//set the date and time vars
$month = date("\/m\/y");
$day = date("d");
$am_pm = gmdate(a);
$hour = gmdate(h);
$mins = gmdate(i);
$hour = ereg_replace("0","",$hour);

if($am_pm == "am")
{
$am_pm = "pm";
}

if($am_pm == "am")
{
$am_pm = "pm";
}
$nzday = ($day+1);
$Post_date = "$nzday$month";
$Post_time = "$hour:$mins $am_pm";

rgds,
scott d~

[Anon]

Try this:

setlocale ("LC_TIME", "en_NZ");
print(strftime("%A in New Zealand"));

From the manual:

"This example works if you have the respective locales installed in your system."

--ph

[Anon]

Tried it......they mustn't have anything installed....it said it was thursday in NZ....when it it is nearly noon on Friday.

I've turned to javascript instead..

Thanx anyway.

rgds,
scott d~

[Anon]

Found this in another part of the forum, if you want to use js:

http://www.phpbuilder.com/forum/read.php3?num=2&id=106448&thread=106059

--ph