Set register's time zone by default

[dcaver]

Is there a way that I can set the default time zone when someone tries to register on my forum?

In the Board Settings I have the system time zone set to CST (UTC-6) but when some tries to register the default is EST (UTC-5).


Thanks,
David

[dellsystem]

Setting the system timezone should work.

Could you fill out the Support Request Template please?

[dcaver]

The following is the basic SRT
Your board's URL: http://forum.dallasdogndisc.com/forums
Version of phpBB3: 3.0.0
Was this a fresh install or a(n) update/upgrade/conversion (please be specific)? Fresh Install
If update, what package(s) did you use?
Did you use an automated wizard provided by your host to install phpBB? Yes
MODs you have installed: None
When the problem started: From the start
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Additionally, you may wish to provide the following (where applicable)
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[stevemaury]

First, see this:

http://www.phpbb.com/kb/article/executi ... hpmyadmin/

Then try this query, changing the table prefix if yours is not phpbb_ :

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UPDATE phpbb_users SET `user_timezone` = '-6.00' WHERE `username` = Anonymous;

If that gives an error, try:

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UPDATE phpbb_users SET `user_timezone` = -6.00 WHERE `username` = Anonymous;

[dcaver]

There must be another setting that is driving that Timezone for user registration. I tweaked the query you sent and got it to update but it still showed a timezone of -5 when a user tried to register. I even ran a Select * for the Anonymous account and saw the timezone set to -6. I then tried to update the timezone to -7, verified it with a Select statement, then tried to register a new user. Still the timezone was -5 even when I had it set to -7.

Any ideas of another place that the timezone setting could be?


Thanks for the help.

[RMcGirr83]

The board tries first to determine if the users time zone is the same as the servers

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      // Try to manually determine the timezone and adjust the dst if the server date/time complies with the default setting +/- 1
      $timezone = date('Z') / 3600;
      $is_dst = date('I');

      if ($config['board_timezone'] == $timezone || $config['board_timezone'] == ($timezone - 1))
      {
         $timezone = ($is_dst) ? $timezone - 1 : $timezone;

         if (!isset($user->lang['tz_zones'][(string) $timezone]))
         {
            $timezone = $config['board_timezone'];
         }
      }
      else
      {
         $is_dst = $config['board_dst'];
         $timezone = $config['board_timezone'];
      }

..so I would guess it has something to do with that.