gmDate() where does the time come from?

[Anon]

Hey guys!

I am new to PHP4 programing. I have a problem on my website. I am in MST ( Mountain standard Timezone) and my webpage displays I guess Greenich Mean Time? Where does it query the time from? My system time is correct acording to the 'date' command. I think I know what it is, but I would appreciate someone setting me straight.

Thanks,

Mulhern

[alcapone]

aha. Thats why we call id gmDate, gm for greanwich mean. If you need your time just use date()

cheers,
AlCapone

[mithril]

Like Al said, gmDate() returns the Greenich Mean. This can be useful in timezone conversions (like if you're in Eastern and need to connect to a server in Pacfic at a given local time in the Pacific zone). BTW, Mountain is -07:00 GMT in case you're wondering.

geoff