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Shirley Dodson
Shirley Dodson

Reputation: 339

PHP date() not returning correct time?

I'm trying to figure out why my current PHP date() function is not returning the correct time.

As of this moment, my real-life date/time is 2015:10:23 18:49(sec), however for some reason when I run my php code, I get 2015-10-24 00:49:15. For some reason it thinks I'm 6hrs ahead? I'm in Eastern Standard Time by the way, in case it helps.

PHP

$today = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");

echo "The date and time right now is " . $today;

I'm attempting to code the current date/time into my MySQL database, to log when a member created their account (and later update to log when why last logged in). How do I fix this so it's correct for anyone who uses it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1665

Answers (1)

Ahmad Hammoud
Ahmad Hammoud

Reputation: 701

include this line on the top of your php code.

date_default_timezone_set('Asia/Beirut');

while instead of asia/beirut, get your country..

check the link to see all supported countries

http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php

Upvotes: 5

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