I would use gmktime() to create a UTC timestamp stored in the database, and then use
the knowledge about each users timezone to convert this information when showing it.
- Frank
> I have a quick question regarding timezones ...
>
> On the local side a record is inserted into the DB by someone in Michigan, while
> the server rests in CA. Thus a three hour difference. The local mktime() will
> create a timestamp for say 9:00am when in reality it was entered at 12:00noon
> in MI. I have 2 character timezones for all my users so it should be easy to
> convert the two.
>
> putenv() won't work because of the fact that the timestamp created will be
> 9:00 no matter what timezone you put it in. So what needs to be done is some
> recognition that 10800 seconds needs to be added to adjust the PST timestamp
> to an EST timestamp. Are there any functions out ther that do this?
>
> --Joe
>
> Joe Stump <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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