PHP Return Correct Time

Question

For the life of me I can't figure out how to return the current time in PHP correctly. First let me show you the setup.

Server local time is in CST

I am in PST so there is a 2 hour difference. I also put in the htaccess of my server the following statement:

SetEnv TZ Amercia/Los_Angeles

Ok and my PHP statement to pull the current time is

<?php $t = time(); echo(date("D F d Y H:i:s",$t)); ?>

But this code seem to return 8 hours ahead...I can't figure out why?? I want it to return my PST time...

Thanks guys!

Answer 1

The time function returns universal time (UTC). If you want the local time, use localtime.

Answer 2

Use this function in your script.

date_default_timezone_set('America/Los_Angeles');

List of supported timezones