Changing the PHP time zone setting

This article describes how to change the time zone setting in PHP by using the date.timezone directive in a php.ini file.

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Important

The information in this article only applies to certain types of hosting accounts. To determine whether or not the information below applies to your account, please see this article.

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Note

This article assumes that you have already set up a custom php.ini file on your web site. If you have not already set up a custom php.ini file, please read this article first.

Using the date.timezone directive

By default, hosting.com servers are set to use the US Eastern Standard Time zone. You can change the time zone that PHP uses for your scripts by setting the date.timezone directive in your php.ini file. For a complete list of supported time zones in PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php.

To change the time zone, use a text editor to modify the date.timezone directive in your php.ini file. For example, to set the time zone for Paris, France, use the following setting:

date.timezone = "Europe/Paris"

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Tip

To verify the current value of the date.timezone directive and other directives, you can use the phpinfo() function. For more information, please see this article.

More Information

• To view a complete list of php.ini directives, please visit http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.list.php.

• For more information about the date.timezone directive, please visit http://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.configuration.php#ini.date.timezone.

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