Timezone configuration - How?

phreak · July 2010

Hi all,

I use Vanilla in Austria and would like to change the timezone settings, as they appear wrong.

The 2nd thing is that i'd like to configure 0:00-24:00 timeframe in opposition to am/pm, so i wondered if there is an option to reconfigure this setting.

Thanx for help,
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phreak · July 2010

Uh, nobody knows anything about this?

Would be nice to see some suggestions, thanx.

Doudou · July 2010

Same problem for me !

Todd · July 2010

When users log in javascript sends their current time to the server to set the timezone. You should be seeing the correct times on your posts. If you aren't can you tell me what browser/version/os you are using?

To change the format of your times you can add the following to your /conf/config.php:

$Configuration['Date']['DefaultTimeFormat'] = '%H:%M';

There are other config settings for date/time formats too:
Date.DefaultDayFormat
Date.DefaultYearFormat
Date.DefaultFormat

For all the options in date/time formats see strftime.

Doudou · July 2010

$Configuration['Date']['DefaultTimeFormat'] = '%H:%M';

It don't work for me...

fredrikstai · July 2010

Yep, same here. I added

$Configuration['Date']['DefaultTimeFormat'] = '%H:%M';
$Configuration['Date']['DefaultDayFormat'] = '%e. %B';

to config.php but it doesn't seem to change anything. Maybe I didn't do it right?

fredrikstai · July 2010

BTW: this post loads with just a "100 older" link. I have to press it to view the discussion items. Bug, right?

phreak · July 2010

Yup, doesn't work for me too ? :)

Todd · July 2010

Okay guys, sorry about this. I'll look into this. I went into the code, but didn't check to see if it works. I'll post back when I've figured it out.

Todd · July 2010

@fredrikstai, Yup, that's a bug in our voting plugin and it will be addressed shortly. The forum without the plugin works fine though.

phreak · July 2010

Time Zone Settings can be done in bootstrap.php in the Vanilla root.

// Make sure a default time zone is set
if (ini_get('date.timezone') == '')
   date_default_timezone_set('America/Montreal');

Here you can find the list of timezones: http://us3.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php

Todd · July 2010

Okay, I found the correct way to change your formats. They aren't a config option, but a language option. So you can put the formats for your dates in a language pack. If you just want to change the default language pack (en-CA) then do the following:

Create a file called /conf/locale-en-CA.php
Put the following in the file:

<?php if (!defined('APPLICATION')) exit();
$Definition['Date.DefaultTimeFormat'] = '%H:%M';
$Definition['Date.DefaultDayFormat'] = '%e. %B';

Todd · July 2010

@phreak, I'll have to get the default timezone into the config. Good find.

Doudou · July 2010

@Todd Have you some news about time format 0:00-24:00 ?

Todd · July 2010

Yes I do, I just posted the answer this morning above.

Doudou · July 2010

Thanx @Todd y have not see it, it works !

Could you tell me how can i translate months in french ?

Todd · July 2010

I think you might need your actual server to be French, but I'm not sure. If you post a Github issue it will be on our radar.

http://github.com/vanillaforums/Garden/issues

phreak · August 2010

Can anyone help me, switching the month names into another language?
Thanx for help!

gummiost · June 2011

@Todd i have tried your solution but it does not work. Here is how i got it to work:

Go the root of your forum folders -> open 'conf' -> open 'locale.php' -> the file needs to look like this:

<?php if (!defined('APPLICATION')) exit();
$Definition['Date.DefaultTimeFormat'] = '%H:%M';
$Definition['Date.DefaultDayFormat'] = '%e. %B';

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