Question

I am using php, and mysql. When i insert a time value into mysql database on my local host, the correct time is applied. i am using the now() function for the time.

When i insert the time values into my_sql database on my web-hosting account, it shows the wrong time zone.

if a user from a different time zone posts something, and i am viewing it in my time zone, how can i set it so the time displayed to the user is relative to where the user is viewing it from.

$sql1="INSERT INTO notifications (stamp) 
            VALUES (now());

Answer 1

Your server’s in a different time zone.

You can set the timezone in PHP and in MySQL.

date_default_timezone_set('America/Los_Angeles');

And in MySQL:

SET time_zone = 'America/Los_Angeles';

Or, you can store your times as timestamp columns, which are always UTC in the underlying data.