Title: Problem with timezone Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # Problem with timezone * Resolved [magicca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicca/) * (@magicca) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-timezone-1/) * Hi, first of all, thank you very much for this very helpful plugin! I do have a problem though. As you may notice, we should setup the same time zone for local( computer) and server, otherwise, we will get some missed schedule posts. When I setup the timezone of my Computer/Server/WordPress the same as my local time( which is UTC-8,Los Angeles, US), Auto Post Scheduler will display a kind of weird time(8 hour behind my timezone, = UTC-16, actually no such timezone) and won’t work on schedule time, of course. Everything is fine when I setup all timezones( Computer/Server/WordPress) to UTC, but I prefer to use my local time instead of UTC time, if it’s possible. Please advise. Thanks. * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/auto-post-scheduler/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/auto-post-scheduler/) Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Plugin Author [johnh10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh10/) * (@johnh10) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-timezone-1/#post-5601548) * Hello, APS uses the [current local time](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/current_time) of the server and the Timezone set in WordPress->Settings->General. * When you enable APS what does it display at the top? It should be something like * Current Status: Enabled * Current server time:2014-12-22 09:29:28 America/New_York Next auto post check: 2014-12-22 10:28:50 America/New_York * Thread Starter [magicca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicca/) * (@magicca) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-timezone-1/#post-5601605) * Hi, Thanks for your reply. There are 3 places setup timezone: 1)server, 2)wp_settings. php, 3)WordPress->Settings->General. When I change number 2 (via my theme function, of course. It’s not a good idea to touch the WP core, right?) to my timezone by `date_default_timezone_set( 'America/Los_Angeles' );` Auto Post Scheduler will display the weird time, 8 hour behind my timezone. I tested this all the day to make sure. see table below(yes=correct, no=wrong): * ``` Server: LA LA UTC UTC WP_settings: LA UTC LA UTC WP option: LA LA LA LA APS: NO YES NO YES ``` * Plugin Author [johnh10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh10/) * (@johnh10) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-timezone-1/#post-5601621) * Why would you need to change wp_settings.php? Sounds like it is converting the timezone offset twice. Try it without. * APS gets the local time via the WordPress function [current_time(“timestamp”)](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/current_time) * Plugin Author [johnh10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh10/) * (@johnh10) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-timezone-1/#post-5601624) * Yes it looks like double dipping when you call date_default_timezone_set() in your code. * Added this to functions.php to test * ``` function heartbeat_debug() { error_log('Local Time: ' . date('Y-m-d H:i:s',current_time("timestamp")) . " " . get_option('timezone_string')); error_log('GMT Time: ' . date('Y-m-d H:i:s',current_time("timestamp", 1)) . " GMT" ); date_default_timezone_set( 'America/New_York' ); error_log('calling date_default_timezone_set'); error_log('Local Time: ' . date('Y-m-d H:i:s',current_time("timestamp")) . " " . get_option('timezone_string')); error_log('GMT Time: ' . date('Y-m-d H:i:s',current_time("timestamp", 1)) . " GMT" ); } add_action('wp_head', 'heartbeat_debug'); ``` * Outputs: [23-Dec-2014 15:16:50 UTC] Local Time: 2014-12-23 10:16:50 America/ New_York [23-Dec-2014 15:16:50 UTC] GMT Time: 2014-12-23 15:16:50 GMT [23-Dec- 2014 10:16:50 America/New_York] calling date_default_timezone_set [23-Dec-2014 10:16:50 America/New_York] Local Time: 2014-12-23 05:16:50 America/New_York [ 23-Dec-2014 10:16:50 America/New_York] GMT Time: 2014-12-23 10:16:50 GMT * Thread Starter [magicca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicca/) * (@magicca) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-timezone-1/#post-5601628) * >Why would you need to change wp_settings.php? Same timezone as my local computer. * >Sounds like it is converting the timezone offset twice. Exactly. * Plugin Author [johnh10](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnh10/) * (@johnh10) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-timezone-1/#post-5601630) * That’s what WordPress->Settings->General->Timezone is for. * Thread Starter [magicca](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicca/) * (@magicca) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-timezone-1/#post-5601632) * Never mind. 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