I have changed the way i save the time when a log is submitted to the DB by using the 'datetime' stamp in MySQL.
Im saving it in this format date("Y-m-d G:i:s"); which outputs it like so: 2012-02-22 20:20:01
The only problem is im in the UK, and my hosting/server isnt.
I have found out how to edit the time to bring it inline with UK time by doing this:
date = date("Y-m-d G:i:s", strtotime("+14"));
So now i have the time right i thought i would be ok, but now i have noticed that the date is not inline with UK date/time.
If i did a submission now it would display: 2012-02-22 20:25:36 when the time/date is actually 2012-02-23 20:20:01.
So it looks like that because my script is 14 hours behind, its knocking the date out to.
Is there a way i can fix it ?
Thanks, Sam!
include this in your program
date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London');
Add this one line in your php.ini file:
date.timezone = "Europe/London"
Now, anytime you use date or time functions, it will be adjusted to what you have specified.
For a complete list of timezones in Europe:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.europe.php
Utilizing the PHP Datetime module: Supported Timezones
$tz = new DateTimeZone('Pacific/Kiritimati'); // Change this to YOUR needed Timezone
$datetime_GMT = new DateTime(strtotime($server_or_SQL_date));
$datetime_GMT->setTimezone($tz);
$datetime_GMT->format("Y-m-d G:i:s");
echo $datetime_GMT;
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I'm having a problem with the PHP date function which I've never had a problem with before.
The timestamp is entirely correct, however for some bizarre reason date() is outputting a time which does not correspond.
I have the following timestamp (and this is definitely the correct one - when I echo it out onto the page, as well as in the database, it shows as being correct):
464400
Yet when I use the following line of code:
<?php echo date("H:i",$timestamp); ?>
I'm getting a time of 4 am? If I paste the timestamp into a timestamp converter website, then it shows the time should in fact be 9am.
I'm completely stuck, this has never happened to me before & this problem has only just come up recently - the code hasn't been changed and everything seemed to be working correctly before.
Does anyone have any experience with this issue? Any help would be appreciated.
That time stamp is is 9am GMT timezone, if you are in another timezone then you will need to adjust it accordingly.
http://php.net/manual/en/function.date-default-timezone-set.php
date_default_timezone_set('Europe/London');
or even better in your php.ini
http://php.net/manual/en/datetime.configuration.php
date.timezone="Europe/London"
Or you can use more specifically GMT instead of Europe/London (which has DST)
try this method will work
for time zone
http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php
code
<?php
date_default_timezone_set('Asia/Kolkata');
$dt2=date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
echo $dt2;
?>
try this
// set default timezone
date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
//define unix timestamp
$timestamp = 1456778973;
// output
echo date('d M Y H:i:s',$timestamp);
Try this converter too http://freeonlinetools24.com/
For time zone: https://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php
date_default_timezone_set('America/Chicago');
echo date("m/d/Y h:i:s A");
I've been struggling to get an exact answer for this question. There are many that are close to what I'm wanting but seem to still be just off. The application of this is to ensure that a booking can't be made for a past date.
I have a form which has an input for time & another for date. Firstly, I wan't to take both of these inputs & convert them to a timestamp.
This code returns nothing
$time_date = sprintf("%s %s", $pDate, $pTime);
$objDate = DateTime::createFromFormat('H:ia d/m/Y', $time_date);
$stamp = $objDate->getTimestamp();
echo $stamp;
So I've have tried using something like this
$pDate = $_POST['pDate'];
$pTime = $_POST['pTime'];
$full_date = $pDate . ' ' . $pTime;
$timestamp = strtotime($full_date);
echo $timestamp;
But for some reason it is returning an incorrect timestamp. (i've been using an online converter) 02/06/2014 as date & 12:23am as time, is not 1401625380. This according to the converter is Sun, 01 Jun 2014 12:23:00 GMT.
Does someone have working code for returning a timestamp of both time & date inputs?
Secondly I want to compare this timestamp with a specified one & check to see if it is greater than. I've created a timestamp for my timezone with this
$date = new DateTime(null, new DateTimeZone('Pacific/Auckland'));
$cDate = $date->getTimestamp();
echo $cDate;
and will simply have an if statement which compares the two and echos the appropriate message.
I feel as though there are multiple question on here that are ALMOST what I'm wanting to achieve but I can't manage to get them working. Apologies for the near duplicate.
Note: I'm using ajax to post form data (if this could possibly interfere).
Your second code snipped is correct. Assuming it's in datetime format (Y-m-d H:i:s).
From php manual about strtotime():
Each parameter of this function uses the default time zone unless a time zone is specified in that parameter.
Check your PHP default time zone with date_default_timezone_get() function.
To compare two dates, be sure they both are in same time zones.
For datetime inputs I personally use jQuery UI timepicker addon.
you receiving the time and date in string format - so i don't believe the ajax can interfere.
as for your question:
first of all - find out what is the locale timezone of your server. you can do it by this function: date_default_timezone_get.
if the answer doesn't suit you - you can use its "sister": date_default_timezone_set, and change it to whatever value you need (like 'Pacific/Auckland' - see the documentation there). it is also recommended to return it to the original value after you finish your stuff.
i believe fixing your locale timezone will solve your issue.
in the php.ini I defined the timezone to Europe/Athens. Everything was just fine until last sunday, when the time chanegd to WINTER TIME. The time went back in 1 hour.
The problem is, that in my website - it's still like summer time, didn't go back in 1 hour... I checked it in other website and it's ok there - http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=26
To make sure, I added this line in the top of the page:
ini_set('date.timezone', 'Europe/Athens');
But it dind't help...
What heppent? How can I fix it?
I think this will help you.
date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Athens');
If you just set the default time in the start of your function or program the date is format in the country you want.
<?php
date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Athens') ;
echo "the date is:". date("d/m/Y")."<br/>";
echo "the time is:". date("h:i:s");
?>
Just two little hints:
Please check if the output of following code returns your timezone:
$date = new DateTime();
$tz = $date->getTimezone();
echo $tz->getName();
Which function or language do you use to display the time on your website? Perhaps javascript? Then the time comes from the client system.
You might consider updating your PHP time zone database. You can find the latest version here.
However, I checked through the database and it looks like Europe/Athens has been in sync with EU since 1981, which has used the Last Sunday in October since 1996. So even if you have a very old database I can't imagine that it would be incorrect for recent dates.
Hi guys i am using php date function to show date. But there is a problem with date function of php it is showing a date of yesterday. I am in Dubai so the date of today in my country is
2013-02-23 but php date function showing me date 2013-02-22 please tell me how to correct it.
I am using this date function of php
date("Y-m-d");
You want to set the default time zone to get the right information. Since you said you're in Dubai then you most likely want:
date_default_timezone_set('Asia/Dubai');
Try adding that line to your initialization of the script before the date call and it should be corrected to be for your country.
Reference Manual for PHP on the function and the available time zones:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.date-default-timezone-set.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php
Use date_default_timezone_set to set timezone because server you are using might have different timezone set.
<?php
$timezone = "Asia/Dubai";
if(function_exists('date_default_timezone_set')) date_default_timezone_set($timezone);
echo date('d-m-Y H:i:s');
?>
list of timezone
Have you checked date & time settings on your machine? The code below works fine on my machine, shoing current date date("y-m-d");
I am having an issue with php date() function.
When I save the date in mysql datebase the hours shows 4 hours less than my current time.
My php code is below: $add_date = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
It saves the time in database as
2011-08-03 07:51:26
But is should show
2011-08-03 13:22:26
Can anybody tell me how to fix it
Thanks
You have to set a valid time zone - it seems you don't have an appropriate time zone set up in php environment for your location.
Check out
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date-default-timezone-set.php
It should give you a clue how to set up the correct time zone in php.
#Mujahid If the printed time and the saved time are the same it probably means your server is not in the same timezone as you. With that said, you have to manually set the default timezone for your PHP script at the top of the file, or get the DateTime by defining your timezone explicitly. Here's the code:
$dateTime = new DateTime("now", new DateTimeZone('America/Los_Angeles'));
$add_date = $dateTime->format("Y-m-d H:i:s");
echo $add_date;
Here's a list of time zones that PHP supports, just find yours and replace America/Los_Angeles with it.
http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php
Here's a good tutorial on PHP DateTime and DateTimeZone...
http://ditio.net/2008/06/03/php-datetime-and-datetimezone-tutorial/
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Make the time zone setting of the MySQL server and the web server the same.
this will add hosted server time not local time
$add_date = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
use strtotime() to add hours and minutes
$newdate = date("Y-m-d H:i:s",strtotime('+ 5 hours 30 minutes'.$row['db_date']));