Re: handling timezone and DST opinions please

i just myself similar questions yesterday
i played with set_locale() as well as time zones

reading out dates and displaying it via date_default_timezone_set() in
the specific time is straightforward.
i was wondering too how inserting/editing dates would work with
different time zones

not only in add(), but also in edit() or any other form input where
you have to
a) translate time from server time to local time
b) put this value in the input field
c) on save re-translate it back to server time
d) save it

e.g.:
if the server time is GMT+1 and sombody from GMT-6 with his timezone
set to this timezone enters a datetime like
"2009-11-11 11:11:11"
now it should be saved with GMT+1 again ("2009-11-11 11:19:11") so
that other users with different timezones get the correct result as
well

so maybe we have to use beforeValidate() and afterFind() to make sure
the users always have the right time value...?

any other approaches?
or does date_default_timezone_set() automatically translate those back
and forth on post?

thx

On 23 Nov., 23:25, Jas <mciver.ja...@gmail.com> wrote:
> date_default_timezone_set() sets the timezone for all other date and
> time functions used in the same script, so you wont have to keep
> specifying it.
>
> In what timezone do you store your records that have dates? Do you use
> a common one like GMT 0, Then use the users preferred timezone when
> displaying it?
>
> thanks
>
> On Nov 24, 1:11 am, jacmoe <jac...@mail.dk> wrote:
>
> > I had the same issue and now use gmdate everywhere.
> > Tested it on two servers in different timezones, and it worked
> > alright.
>
> > On Nov 23, 11:29 am, Jas <mciver.ja...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I'd like to know the best way to store records on a server in another
> > > country. Some of the users will be in other countries. when they view
> > > their own records (they cant see records of the other users) the dates
> > > need to display in their local timezone.
> > > I don't want to store the date as their local time incase they change
> > > their timezone.
>
> > > Part 2 of that problem is how to apply DST (Daylight Savings time)?
>
> > > Does this make any sense?
> > > How would you handle storing data in a common timezone and display it
> > > to the user as their preferred timezone?
>
> > > The main reason for this, is I think I'll be changing webservers and
> > > will most likely be in a different county. So the servers timezone
> > > shouldn't have any impact on the data.
>
> > > On Nov 23, 9:15 pm, Amit Rawat <rawatami...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > ok so whats your main problem?

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