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Asked: 2026-06-15T19:02:42+00:00

I’m trying to configure Symfony2 framework in MAMP. In php.ini I have correctly set

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I’m trying to configure Symfony2 framework in MAMP.

In php.ini I have correctly set date.timezone, however, it appears that MAMP somehow overrides the setting and uses system time instead.

As a result, Symphony’s config.php page sends this warning:

Warning: date_default_timezone_get()
[function.date-default-timezone-get]: It is not safe to rely on the
system’s timezone settings. You are required to use the
date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In
case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this
warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We
selected ‘America/New_York’ for ‘EST/-5.0/no DST’ instead in
/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/Symfony/app/SymfonyRequirements.php on line
434

Symfony fails to show start page until this has been fixed. What would be the solution?

Thank you!

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  1. Editorial Team

    I am still working on figuring out why and how MAMP overrides the php.ini date.timezone settings, however, I have found the quick fix solution within Symfony php files, which solved the problem, at least for now.

    I added the following bit of code:

    date_default_timezone_set ('America/New_York');

    — at the top of Symfony’s config.php and app_dev.php files, immediately after the opening php tag, at the very top of the script. This removed the warning message and got Symfony working on MAMP.

    I foresee having to add the same code to some other php files inside Symfony as I keep hacking at it, which shouldn’t be a problem. Or I may figure out how to override MAMP’s overriding.

    Still, this is a workable solution.

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