Title: date_default_timezone_set(‘UTC’)
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# date_default_timezone_set(‘UTC’)

 *  [rudifr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rudifr/)
 * (@rudifr)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date_default_timezone_setutc/)
 * I’m using a php script inside a page. Now calling time() inside the script delivers
   the wrong time. I think it’s since WP 2.9.
    In WP 2.9.1 it’s still not working.
 * My local time zone is Berlin (UTC+1).
 * I found that the default timezone is set to UTC in wp-settings.php.
 * When I comment out the two following lines everything is working fine.
    `if (
   function_exists(‘date_default_timezone_set’) ) date_default_timezone_set(‘UTC’);`
 * Why is the timezone set to UTC? Is it considered as a bug in WP?
 * Regards

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date_default_timezone_setutc/#post-1331767)
 * I believe these are related:
    [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11672](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11672)
   [https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11665](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11665)

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## Tags

 * [date_default_timezone_set](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/date_default_timezone_set/)
 * [timezone](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/timezone/)
 * [utc](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/utc/)

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 * Last reply from: [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/date_default_timezone_setutc/#post-1331767)
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