Time Zone

excuse_me

my site showing different time. where can i Set my time , i have to set Indian Standard time there is difference of 30 Min.
I m Using Vanilla 2.2

thankyou

jackmaessen

in file bootstrap.php in your root on line 40 there is your timezone

// Make sure a default time zone is set
date_default_timezone_set('UTC');

excuse_me

I have made change in bootstrap as well as config but still there is time lag of 30 min.

excuse_me

btw Thanks for response

jackmaessen

These timezones are supported by php: http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.indian.php

Linc

@jackmaessen said:
in file bootstrap.php in your root on line 40 there is your timezone

No, this is absolutely wrong.

In your conf/config.php add this (substituting your own timezone):

$Configuration['Garden']['GuestTimeZone'] = 'America/Detroit';

@excuse_me Unfortunately, Vanilla does not currently support half-hour differences in timezones, only full hours.

excuse_me

So there is no way to set this time ?

hgtonight

@excuse_me said:
So there is no way to set this time ?

Linc said:
excuse_me Unfortunately, Vanilla does not currently support half-hour differences in timezones, only full hours.

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jackmaessen

This seems to work when putting in index.php:

// set custom time
$offset = '+5:30'; // 5 hours and 30 minutes later

// Calculate seconds from offset
list($hours, $minutes) = explode(':', $offset);
$seconds = $hours * 60 * 60 + $minutes * 60;
// Get timezone name from seconds
$tz = timezone_name_from_abbr('', $seconds, 1);
// Workaround for bug #44780
if($tz === false) $tz = timezone_name_from_abbr('', $seconds, 0);
// Set timezone
date_default_timezone_set($tz);
ini_set('date.timezone', $tz);

Linc

The operative word being seems. You are altering your server's timezone (and therefore how time data is stored) rather than just altering the output. You are potentially creating a world of hurt for yourself.

ConPHPucious say:

If a dev thinks a timezone problem is simple, the dev has not pondered it long enough.

jackmaessen

I agree @Linc. Was just testing with some things...