Dealing with PHP 5.3 Timezone Errors
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PHP 5.3 requires that you set the timezone setting within PHP, and not use the system timezone settings. The error may look similar to the following:
Warning: strftime() [function.strftime]: 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.
There are two ways to handle this. Either edit your local local php.ini file, or edit your index.php file.
More details on custom php.ini files can be found here:
How can I change PHP settings?
Edit your local php.ini file
Locate your local php.ini file, and add the following line to it:
date.timezone = "America/Detroit"
Edit your index.php file
Add the following line to your index.php file, just under the php tag near the top of the file:
date_default_timezone_set('America/Detroit');
Locating your local TimeZone name
You can find the official name of your timezone by visiting the PHP website: