Hi,
I wonder if it's possible to detect a user (the browser's) timezone
when he/she access my php file? I saw ppl suggesting using javascript
to collect that information. But I wonder if it's possible to do it
without the headache of javascript.
Thanks,
<?php
// (1) here I somehow get his/her timezone
// (2) here fill his/her login timestamp into database----
apparently, this timestamp should be converted to a unified time
zone.
?>
18  12117 
newbie wrote:
Hi,
I wonder if it's possible to detect a user (the browser's) timezone
when he/she access my php file? I saw ppl suggesting using javascript
to collect that information. But I wonder if it's possible to do it
without the headache of javascript.
Thanks,
<?php
// (1) here I somehow get his/her timezone
// (2) here fill his/her login timestamp into database----
apparently, this timestamp should be converted to a unified time
zone.
?>
Nope. You need something which will run on the client's system to check
the timezone setting - i.e. javascript.
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On Jul 6, 7:25 pm, newbie <mitbb...@yahoo .comwrote:
Hi,
I wonder if it's possible to detect a user (the browser's) timezone
when he/she access my php file? I saw ppl suggesting using javascript
to collect that information. But I wonder if it's possible to do it
without the headache of javascript.
Thanks,
<?php
// (1) here I somehow get his/her timezone
// (2) here fill his/her login timestamp into database----
apparently, this timestamp should be converted to a unified time
zone.
?>
If you're converting the time to a "unified time zone" why do you care
what timezone they're in? Why would you be recording the time from
the client in your database?
ZeldorBlat kirjoitti:
If you're converting the time to a "unified time zone" why do you care
what timezone they're in? Why would you be recording the time from
the client in your database?
Not record, just show. Naturally it makes sense to record a global time
timestamp, like GMT, but people still like to see a time displayed in
their local timezone, so the OP wants to know how to get it and then
convert GMT to local time, just for _displaying_ it to user. It's common
localization practise. Wikipedia for one does this.
-- Ra*********@gma il.com
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usko siihen ja kukaan ei tiedä mikä pitää paikkansa." -- z00ze
Rami Elomaa wrote:
ZeldorBlat kirjoitti:
If you're converting the time to a "unified time zone" why do you care
what timezone they're in? Why would you be recording the time from
the client in your database?
Not record, just show. Naturally it makes sense to record a global time
timestamp, like GMT, but people still like to see a time displayed in
their local timezone, so the OP wants to know how to get it and then
convert GMT to local time, just for _displaying_ it to user. It's common
localization practise. Wikipedia for one does this.
I've got two analog clocks on the walls, a watch on my wrist, and a
digital clock on my toolbar. What makes you think I need your site to
tell me what time it is?
As for Wikipedia - I don't see any clock on the pages when I view them.
You can include a clock if you want - but it looks stupid.
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Rami Elomaa wrote:
>ZeldorBlat kirjoitti:
> If you're converting the time to a "unified time zone" why do you care
what timezone they're in? Why would you be recording the time from
the client in your database?
Not record, just show. Naturally it makes sense to record a global time
timestamp, like GMT, but people still like to see a time displayed in
their local timezone, so the OP wants to know how to get it and then
convert GMT to local time, just for _displaying_ it to user. It's common
localization practise. Wikipedia for one does this.
I've got two analog clocks on the walls, a watch on my wrist, and a
digital clock on my toolbar. What makes you think I need your site to
tell me what time it is?
As for Wikipedia - I don't see any clock on the pages when I view them.
You can include a clock if you want - but it looks stupid.
Perhaps the OP wants to show the user at what (local) time they last visited
/ contributed something / downloaded something, etc.
amygdala wrote:
"Jerry Stuckle" <js*******@attg lobal.netschree f in bericht
news:MK******** *************** *******@comcast .com...
>Rami Elomaa wrote:
>>ZeldorBlat kirjoitti:
If you're converting the time to a "unified time zone" why do you care
what timezone they're in? Why would you be recording the time from
the client in your database?
Not record, just show. Naturally it makes sense to record a global time
timestamp, like GMT, but people still like to see a time displayed in
their local timezone, so the OP wants to know how to get it and then
convert GMT to local time, just for _displaying_ it to user. It's common
localizatio n practise. Wikipedia for one does this.
I've got two analog clocks on the walls, a watch on my wrist, and a
digital clock on my toolbar. What makes you think I need your site to
tell me what time it is?
As for Wikipedia - I don't see any clock on the pages when I view them.
You can include a clock if you want - but it looks stupid.
Perhaps the OP wants to show the user at what (local) time they last visited
/ contributed something / downloaded something, etc.
Why? Do you think users really *care*?
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news:B-*************** *************** @comcast.com...
amygdala wrote:
>"Jerry Stuckle" <js*******@attg lobal.netschree f in bericht
news:MK******* *************** ********@comcas t.com...
>>Rami Elomaa wrote:
ZeldorBlat kirjoitti:
If you're converting the time to a "unified time zone" why do you
care
what timezone they're in? Why would you be recording the time from
the client in your database?
Not record, just show. Naturally it makes sense to record a global time
timestamp, like GMT, but people still like to see a time displayed in
their local timezone, so the OP wants to know how to get it and then
convert GMT to local time, just for _displaying_ it to user. It's
common localization practise. Wikipedia for one does this.
I've got two analog clocks on the walls, a watch on my wrist, and a
digital clock on my toolbar. What makes you think I need your site to
tell me what time it is?
As for Wikipedia - I don't see any clock on the pages when I view them.
You can include a clock if you want - but it looks stupid.
Perhaps the OP wants to show the user at what (local) time they last
visited / contributed something / downloaded something, etc.
Why? Do you think users really *care*?
I didn't say *I* would use it. I was only trying to guess what the OP was
after. Also, I was gonna add that I couldn't find any real valuable use for
it, but perhaps there is. Come to think of it, and perhaps a bit far
fetched:
What if I had a bank account at some international bank and I wanted to see
at what local time I made my last payment transaction to some firm?
Just a thought.
"amygdala" <no*****@norepl y.comschreef in bericht
news:46******** *************** @news.kpnplanet .nl...
>
"Jerry Stuckle" <js*******@attg lobal.netschree f in bericht
news:B-*************** *************** @comcast.com...
>amygdala wrote:
>>"Jerry Stuckle" <js*******@attg lobal.netschree f in bericht
news:MK****** *************** *********@comca st.com...
Rami Elomaa wrote:
ZeldorBla t kirjoitti:
If you're converting the time to a "unified time zone" why do you
care
>what timezone they're in? Why would you be recording the time from
>the client in your database?
Not record, just show. Naturally it makes sense to record a global
time timestamp, like GMT, but people still like to see a time
displayed in their local timezone, so the OP wants to know how to get
it and then convert GMT to local time, just for _displaying_ it to
user. It's common localization practise. Wikipedia for one does this.
>
I've got two analog clocks on the walls, a watch on my wrist, and a
digital clock on my toolbar. What makes you think I need your site to
tell me what time it is?
As for Wikipedia - I don't see any clock on the pages when I view them.
You can include a clock if you want - but it looks stupid.
Perhaps the OP wants to show the user at what (local) time they last
visited / contributed something / downloaded something, etc.
Why? Do you think users really *care*?
I didn't say *I* would use it. I was only trying to guess what the OP was
after. Also, I was gonna add that I couldn't find any real valuable use
for it, but perhaps there is. Come to think of it, and perhaps a bit far
fetched:
What if I had a bank account at some international bank and I wanted to
see at what local time I made my last payment transaction to some firm?
Just a thought.
But then again, if I was responsible for such an application, and I wanted
to provide that kind of 'convenient' service, I would probably make a user
of this system choose their place of residence.
amygdala wrote:
"Jerry Stuckle" <js*******@attg lobal.netschree f in bericht
news:B-*************** *************** @comcast.com...
>amygdala wrote:
>>"Jerry Stuckle" <js*******@attg lobal.netschree f in bericht
news:MK****** *************** *********@comca st.com...
Rami Elomaa wrote:
ZeldorBla t kirjoitti:
If you're converting the time to a "unified time zone" why do you
care
>what timezone they're in? Why would you be recording the time from
>the client in your database?
Not record, just show. Naturally it makes sense to record a global time
timestamp , like GMT, but people still like to see a time displayed in
their local timezone, so the OP wants to know how to get it and then
convert GMT to local time, just for _displaying_ it to user. It's
common localization practise. Wikipedia for one does this.
>
I've got two analog clocks on the walls, a watch on my wrist, and a
digital clock on my toolbar. What makes you think I need your site to
tell me what time it is?
As for Wikipedia - I don't see any clock on the pages when I view them.
You can include a clock if you want - but it looks stupid.
Perhaps the OP wants to show the user at what (local) time they last
visited / contributed something / downloaded something, etc.
Why? Do you think users really *care*?
I didn't say *I* would use it. I was only trying to guess what the OP was
after. Also, I was gonna add that I couldn't find any real valuable use for
it, but perhaps there is. Come to think of it, and perhaps a bit far
fetched:
What if I had a bank account at some international bank and I wanted to see
at what local time I made my last payment transaction to some firm?
Just a thought.
And what if the moon fell and landed on the Eiffel Tower? Would it
balance there? You can come up with all kind of "what-if's".
But in your case my bank has my zip code - and knows from that what my
timezone is. It gives me that information in that timezone.
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