* Thus wrote PHP Webmaster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > "Jon Kriek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > putenv('TZ=Europe/London'); > > > > OR > > > > putenv('TZ=GMT'); > > > > -- > > Jon Kriek > > http://phpfreaks.com > > > > "Php Webmaster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I'm in London and and my timezone is GMT, so what should I use? > > OK, using the putenv code you posted, I now have: > > <?php > putenv('TZ=Europe/London'); > echo date("l jS F Y, g:i A, T"); > ?> > > Which displays: > Wednesday 1st October 2003, 1:19 AM, BST > > The time and date is correct (thankgod!) but how comes the time zone is BST > (?) and not GMT?
Because BST != GMT, and BST == Europe/London. The major difference between the two is that GMT is fixed, no adjustments for summer/winter times. When fall (clocks turn back) comes around I believe the BST turns into GMT. Curt -- "I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure." -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
