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09-20-2008, 08:24 AM

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Timezone in PHP

Hello,

What is the best way of using PHP to get a users time-zone. Set the environment with a cookie, so the script reads that times zone if a cookie exists?

I was originally thinking of using javascript to grab the users time then passing it through php. Is that a good way?

THis is what I currently have;

PHP Code:


			
<script> 

         

        var newTime = new Date(); 

        var hours = newTime.getHours(); 

        document.cookie = 'hours=' + hours; 

         

    </script> 

         

          <?php 

            echo $_COOKIE['hours']; 

           ?>

09-26-2008, 02:48 PM

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Hi,
You can set cookies through PHP if you want too. Id recommend using PHP to set your cookie because mine uses php to get timezone.

The best way to do this would to have the user select their timezone. Something like this:

PHP Code:


			
<?php



if( isset( $_COOKIE['timezone'] ) )

 {



  $timezone = $_COOKIE['timezone'];



 }

else

 {



  if( isset( $_POST['set_timezone'] ) )

   {



    setcookie( 'timezone', $_POST['timezone'], ( time( ) + 3600000 ) );



   }

  else

   {



  echo '<form action="post" action="' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '">

          Select your timezone: <select name="timezone">



          </select>

          <input type="submit name="set_timezone" value="Set Timezone" />

          </form>

         ';

   }



 }

?>

I haven't tested the above code but it should work.