The version of PHP running on that server doesn't have an up to date
time zone database (remember, New Zealand's DST start/end times were
changed recently). You can either upgrade your PHP version or install
the PECL timezonedb extension.
On 3/10/2009, at 8:54 PM, Stefan Schulz wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> I've run into a strange behaviour with daylight saving on an Ubuntu
> feisty server:
> consider the following program date.php:
>
> <?php
> date_default_timezone_set ( 'Pacific/Auckland' );
> echo date('r');
> ?>
>
> Here is the command line output (feisty):
> s...@weather:~$ date
> Sat Oct 3 20:42:34 NZDT 2009
> s...@weather:~$ php -f date.php
> Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:42:46 +1200
>
> The same program on my Ubuntu Jaunty:
> s...@pluto:~$ date
> Sat Oct 3 20:45:25 NZDT 2009
> s...@pluto:~$ php -f date.php
> Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:45:32 +1300
>
> I copied the Pacific/Auckland timezone data file from Jaunty to the
> Feisty system, but no change. Both systems do not have a default
> timezone set in php.ini and the behaviour does not change whether I
> call
> date_default_timezone() in the script or not.
>
> I'm puzzled. Any pointer much apprechiated.
>
> Cheers
> Stefan
>
> >
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