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Convert server time to local time


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PHP 5.2.6

 

We rent PHP server space on a server in California. Several of my pages generated by PHP show the current date and time, so when the page is printed, the user knows when the data was printed. Our users could be anywhere in the US, I am in Michigan. How do I convert the server time (PDT) into local time, regardless of where the user is?

 

Thanks.

 

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The most reliable an easiest is to out put it with JavaScript:

 

alert(new Date().toString());

--or--

alert(new Date().toTimeString());

 

In PHP you can use date_default_timezone_set(), but you would still need to work out what timezone the user is in by using JavaScript or letting the user select their timezone.

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