just use GMT it is much simpler.... just kidding
<?PHP
$test = getenv("DATE_LOCAL");
print("$test");
?>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin French" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "php" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 2:07 AM
Subject: [PHP] time in annother zone
> Greetings,
>
> I've been to the online manual relating to both date() and time(), and
> i've read all the user-added notes, and i'm actually MORE confused now
> than I was before I started!!
>
>
> My ISP is based in Ontario, Canada. Myself, and 90% of my users are
> based in Australia (Sydney/Melbourne time).
>
>
> I'm trying to show what time a post was added to a message board. It's
> easy enough using date(), but it shows the server's local time (of
> course), not the current time in Australia.
>
>
> Now, I could easily find out how many seconds behind the ISP is, and
> minus it from the unix timestamp, but I'm thinking there has to be an
> easier way :)
>
> eg:
>
> <?
>
> $secondsDifference = "a really big number";
>
> date("<your format string>",time() - $secondsDifference);
>
> ?>
>
> it could be setlocale(), or something else, i'm just not sure what to
> make of it all.
>
>
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Justin French
>
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