I think the pertinent question is how to reliably get the client's time zone? I think you need a javascript to use the browser controls to check the timezone setting on the local computer and add it to a form on the page. Web page issue more than a DB issue.
Andrew Hazen www.jatech.ca [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Egor Egorov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 7:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: timestamps and time zones "2Hosts.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bearing in mind the international nature of the internet, how do I make a > timestamp local to the user rather than local to my webserver in Canada? If > a user is adding a record to my database from England, I want the timestamp > to be GMT rather than PST, and the same for my Australian clients, and so > on. > > I will probably still use a "master" time stamp too which will be "master > server time" much like "ebay time". > > How do I go about this? What about just add needed interval to the current time depending on client timezone? -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
