SyncphpTimezone doesn’t help local time

  • kurtlutterman

    (@kurtlutterman)


    5 years, 8 months ago

    I read your blog on time-shifting, and past questions here. I’m assuming the PDB setting “Sync php Timezone” is the equivalent of the add filter you recommended back in 2018.

    I adjusted both the WP timezone (I’m in Pacific Daylight Time now) and checked/unchecked “Sync php Timezone”, Deactivated/Reactivated PDB, then updated a record and checked the Record Info/ Date Updated field with these results:
    WPTimezone=LosAngeles SyncphpTimezone=unchecked: Local+3 (EDT)
    WPTimezone=LosAngeles SyncphpTimezone=checked: Local+10 (EEST)
    WPTimezone=Vancouver SyncphpTimezone=unchecked: Local+3 (EDT)
    WPTimezone=Vancouver SyncphpTimezone=checked: Local+10 (EEST)
    WPTimezone=Tijuana SyncphpTimezone=unchecked: Local+3
    WPTimezone=Tijuana SyncphpTimezone=checked: Local+10
    WPTimezone=UTC-7 SyncphpTimezone=unchecked: Local+3 (EDT)
    WPTimezone=UTC-7 SyncphpTimezone=checked: Local+3 (EDT)

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  • Plugin Author xnau webdesign

    (@xnau)

    5 years, 8 months ago

    Yes… but it is best to run your site with “Sync php Timezone” unchecked, this leaves control over the timezone up to WordPress and your server.

    What is the specific problem you are trying to solve here?

    Thread Starter kurtlutterman

    (@kurtlutterman)

    5 years, 8 months ago

    With “Sync php Timezone” unchecked, the record timestamps are 3 hours ahead of actual local time, set correctly in WordPress. Yes, I don’t actually care much about those timestamps. What started me down this timezone rabbit hole was using a Participants Log Date field that wasn’t date filtering correctly. I have a record of 9/7/2020 that would not be displayed with a date filter of 9/7/2020 to 9/7/2020. I have to change it to 9/7/2020 to 9/8/2020 to get that 9/7/2020 record to show.

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