Automatic Daylight Savings Time (DST)

Post by **Extensions Robot** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:08 am

Modification name: Automatic Daylight Savings Time (DST)
Author: Danielx64
Modification description: Introduces a city-based time zone system and thus allows for automatic Daylight Savings Time (DST) to be managed for each user separately. It also automatically detects DST periods and adjusts corresponding dates' ouputs accordingly.
Modification version: 2.0.5
Tested on phpBB version: 3.0.12

Download file: automatic_dst_2_0_5.zip
File size: 146.97 KiB

Modification overview page: View

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A_Jelly_Doughnut · Post by **A_Jelly_Doughnut** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:08 am

Modification validated/released

Notes:

MartectX · Post by **MartectX** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:08 am

IMPORTANT: Above description is outdated.

The following correctly describes this modification's behaviour:

Introduces a city-based time zone system and thus allows for automatic Daylight Savings Time (DST) to be managed for each user separately. It also automatically detects DST periods and adjusts corresponding dates' ouputs accordingly.

w00t: phpBBweekly elected this Mod of The Week in episode 67 (begin listening at 78:30). Thanks!

IPB_Refugee · Post by **IPB_Refugee** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:04 am

@MartectX: Congrats for getting your MOD validated!

A_Jelly_Doughnut wrote:This MOD employs the date('I') method of detecting Daylight Saving Time or Summer Time, so it is dependent on the web server administrator to be correct

What exactly does that mean? Let´s say I have a board for Austrian and German visitors but the server is located in Michigan, US.

Have a nice weekend!
Wolfgang

Erik Frèrejean · Post by **Erik Frèrejean** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:49 am

Interesting mod

IPB_Refugee wrote:
A_Jelly_Doughnut wrote:This MOD employs the date('I') method of detecting Daylight Saving Time or Summer Time, so it is dependent on the web server administrator to be correct
What exactly does that mean? Let´s say I have a board for Austrian and German visitors but the server is located in Michigan, US.

Than it uses the time in Michigan because the date() function uses the data from the webserver. So when DST gets enabled there, the times are updated.

IPB_Refugee · Post by **IPB_Refugee** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:06 pm

Thanks for the explanation, Erik!

Unfortunately I can't use the MOD in this case because the USA have a different DST than we in middle Europe. It's good that we pointed that out!

Until there is another solution to the DST problem, I can suggest this MOD: ACP Overwrite Module
But when the server is located near the users of your board, MartectX's MOD is certainly even more comfortable.

Regards
Wolfgang

mara7 · Post by **mara7** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:57 pm

Erik Frèrejean wrote:Interesting mod

IPB_Refugee wrote:
A_Jelly_Doughnut wrote:This MOD employs the date('I') method of detecting Daylight Saving Time or Summer Time, so it is dependent on the web server administrator to be correct
What exactly does that mean? Let´s say I have a board for Austrian and German visitors but the server is located in Michigan, US.
Than it uses the time in Michigan because the date() function uses the data from the webserver. So when DST gets enabled there, the times are updated.

Thank you for clarification

MartectX · Post by **MartectX** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:26 pm

IPB_Refugee wrote:But when the server is located near the users of your board, MartectX's MOD is certainly even more comfortable.

I'm hosted on a server in Germany and it works without a hitch (German users only, mind you). At least it's an improvement for fellow board administrators with similar configurations.

mcdanielnc89 · Post by **mcdanielnc89** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:26 pm

Awesome! I was waiting for this release!!!!

fred2028 · Post by **fred2028** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:45 pm

Excellent, I think it works well!
How do we run that query at the end of the install.xml?

MartectX · Post by **MartectX** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:41 pm

fred2028 wrote:Excellent, I think it works well!
How do we run that query at the end of the install.xml?

Thank you for your feedback. Here's a thread explaining SQL commands: http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 0&t=588697

Lumpy Burgertushie · Post by **Lumpy Burgertushie** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:50 pm

am I missing something here?

phpbb3 already has this built in doesn't it?

I know mine does.

robert

IPB_Refugee · Post by **IPB_Refugee** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:25 pm

And where? My version of phpBB-3 has not buildt it in.

The german version of phpBB-2 had it, that's true.

Regards
Wolfgang

MartectX · Post by **MartectX** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:42 pm

Lumpy Burgertushie wrote:phpbb3 already has this built in doesn't it?

phpBB3 only supports manual selection of DST, not automatic functions that do that for the user.

ReDaLeRt_PT · Post by **ReDaLeRt_PT** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:36 pm

This MOD works correctly with phpBB 3.0.2?

Thanks.

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