Time localisation ability

[goldeagle]

Hi all,

 

I have already spoken to Matt about this, but I think 1 useful feature which isnt present at the moment is the ability to localise the time. A simple drop down box showing GMT +/- etc.

 

This is especially useful for those resellers who are not in the same country as the server but want their local timestamps on invoices and tickets. Mainly because the server wants to keep the time of its location....

[Matt]

There is already an option for this in the configuration file by setting the $timeoffset value to what you require. However, as of PHP 5.1.0 you can also add a line like the one below to the configuration.php file to achieve the same result:

 

date_default_timezone_set('GMT');

 

Matt

[goldeagle]

There is already an option for this in the configuration file by setting the $timeoffset value to what you require.

 

Ok novice coming out again here.

 

Do you mean set it in the configuration.php file as

 

$timeoffset = "+6" or "GMT" or is there another way ?

[JasonO]

I've put something like:

 

$timeoffset = "6"

 

And a lot of the dates had not changed. I'm yet to try the second method Matt said though.

[superr]

This works. I used the example Matt gave:

 

date_default_timezone_set('GMT');

 

If you replace the GMT with your timezone listed here:

 

http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php

 

it will work for you:)

 

This is what mine looks like:

 

date_default_timezone_set('America/Los_Angeles');

[JasonO]

Cool thanks. Will give it a go.

[Telfie]

Sorry ... not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to WHMCS at the moment ...

 

Is this what the configuration.php in the root directory should look like?

<?php
$license="xxxxxxxxx";
$db_host = "localhost";
$db_username = "xxxxxxxx";
$db_password = "xxxxxxxx";
$db_name = "xxxxxxx_whmcs";
$cc_encryption_hash = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"; 
$templates_compiledir = "templates_c/"; 
$date_default_timezone_set('Australia/Sydney');?>

 

When I do this it throws up errors relating to unknown function ...

 

Thanks

[Nick]

Remove the $ from the start of 'date_default_timezone_set(.....'

[Telfie]

nope ... sorry that doesn't work ... I get

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: date_default_timezone_set() in /home/reliable/public_html/configuration.php on line 9

[Nick]

date_default_timezone_set() requires PHP 5.1.0 or higher. What version are you running?

 

Try this instead:

putenv("TZ=Australia/Sydney");

[Telfie]

Running PHP 5.2.5

 

Have used the putenv and it does appear to be working correctly. Will see what happens when it spits out the invoices

 

Thanks

[Telfie]

mmm just noticed something ... when I look at the home page summary, the 'active admins' is blank. I am signed in, even logged out and signed back in to be sure.

[scouthostinguk]

Thanks for this. I've been looking for this for a long time and have now found how to do it, thanks.

 

There is already an option for this in the configuration file by setting the $timeoffset value to what you require. However, as of PHP 5.1.0 you can also add a line like the one below to the configuration.php file to achieve the same result:

 

date_default_timezone_set('GMT');

Matt

[PPH]

mmm just noticed something ... when I look at the home page summary, the 'active admins' is blank. I am signed in, even logged out and signed back in to be sure.

I have noticed the same in 3.6. Not sure when it started but noticed it about a week ago.

[dreamcon]

Running PHP 5.2.5

 

Have used the putenv and it does appear to be working correctly. Will see what happens when it spits out the invoices

 

Thanks

 

For those that this solution did not work.

Is there a .htaccess file in your public/html folder?

Do you have the correct TZ setting for your location.

For me in NSW, Australia the setting is - setEnv TZ Australia/Sydney

 

If you don't know your setting look here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_zoneinfo_timezones

[MultiHosts]

GMT setting worked ok, but is still an hour out on the actual time. What have I done wrong?

[BAJI26]

Look for a city that is the same time zone you are in.

[DeanClinton]

Try setting it at Europe/London or BST and see if it makes a difference.

[MultiHosts]

BST set the time to 3.30 in the afternoon, but Europe/London worked perfectly. Thanks so much

[bphillips1972]

This works. I used the example Matt gave:

 

date_default_timezone_set('GMT');

 

If you replace the GMT with your timezone listed here:

 

http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php

 

it will work for you:)

 

This is what mine looks like:

 

date_default_timezone_set('America/Los_Angeles');

 

This worked for me, thanks. It was driving me crazy. People would open tickets and the time was wrong.

[rangermoore]

Thanks, Very nice