Changing code for GMT to Local Time

registered · Worker Joined: Oct 06, 2003 Posts: 108

How many files are there that must be changed to reflect EST as my local GMT in 6.9?

Currently my host in in the UK and all times reflect a 5 hour difference even though I have my site and forum preferences set to -5 and en-US.

Each of my stories, new, etc.. are reflected as BST +5 hours.

Guess I should also go ahead and ask the next question. Smile

How do I calculate the proper numeric value to make the change when I do find each entry to change?

Dummy here. Smile

Site Admin/Owner Joined: Aug 27, 2002 Posts: 17088

I have this from my archives. Honestly, I need to know if this works or not. Edit mainfile.php

Code:

function formatTimestamp($time) {


    global $datetime, $locale;


    setlocale (LC_TIME, $locale);


    ereg ("([0-9]{4})-([0-9]{1,2})-([0-9]{1,2}) ([0-9]{1,2}):([0-9]{1,2}):([0-9]{1,2})", $time, $datetime);


    $datetime = strftime(""._DATESTRING."", mktime(($datetime[4]-15),$datetime[5],$datetime[6],$datetime[2],$datetime[3],$datetime[1]));


    $datetime = ucfirst($datetime);


    return($datetime);


}

Note the -15. That is supposedly the offset in hours. If it doesn't work, then I will delete the post.

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:18 pm

Get this error after changing the code.

Code:

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /home/WWW/public_html/index.php on line 18

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:22 pm

Er, that's a replacement for the function already in mainfile.php. Did you replace the one already there or just add it?

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:34 pm

Replaced it

.....on icq

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 8:14 am

I tried the code and it works for me. Obviously, sir, you have done it wrong <MUHAHAHA>. Is it really not working?

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 8:33 am

I wepraced it, I did, I did, I did...

Will twy again.

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 8:53 am

Had an extra }

It works fine.

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 9:02 am

I knew that Laughing