need to change timezone for php

[howhong]

I need to use date functine in php but the time zone of the server is not correct for me. How can I change it?

[felgall]

There is a tutorial on how to change the timezone at http://www.modwest.com/help/kb5-258.html

[Basil]

A more practical solution would be setting it in a php.ini file in public_html if you have fastcgi enabled, or in a php.ini file in each directory that needs to be modified, rather than every php script.

date.timezone = "America/New_York"

http://php.net/timezones

[howhong]

I have not enabled fastcig, but I can edit the php.ini file, I have search for the line "date.timezone" but I can not find this line. Do you mean I should add an addition line date.timezone = "America/New_York" into the php.ini file?

[redsox9]

Exactly. FYI, the php.ini file is located in your public_html directory.

[kaskudoo]

can we not change the timezone in cpanel?

[redsox9]

If that's possible, I don't see it anywhere on the cPanel interface. Of course, I also don't see any mention of the current time.

[degroffd]

I, too, am trying to locate my php.ini file. I have recently enabled FastCGI, and attempted to "Install php.ini master file" through the PHP Config Panel. It claimed success, but I don't see the php.ini file anywhere in public_html. If I create my own php.ini and place it there, will it only override settings that I mention, or do I need to recreate the entire php.ini file?

[degroffd]

Looks like I found an answer to my question @ http://bluehostforums.com/showthread...hlight=php.ini

and that the directives I put in that file will be added to existing php.ini settings.

[Alex53]

I followed the instructions to edit my php.ini. I dont think I have fastCGI enabled. I never enabled it myself and it does not appear in my cpanel.

My problem is when I go to system info in Joomla and view PHP settings from there, the change I made to date.timezone does not show. It says no value.

However if I run a script with phpinfo(); on the public_html directory it does reflect the change I made to date.timezone

Any ideas?