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| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst | 10 |
3 files changed, 23 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst index 25b42b2e0..80507b284 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Release Date: Not Released - Helpers + - Date helper will now return now() based on the timezone you specify. - ``create_captcha()`` accepts additional colors parameter, allowing for color customization. - ``url_title()`` will now trim extra dashes from beginning and end. - Added XHTML Basic 1.1 doctype to :doc:`HTML Helper <helpers/html_helper>`. diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst index 18216c5a2..b6c6ed4bb 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/date_helper.rst @@ -20,14 +20,20 @@ The following functions are available: now() ===== -Returns the current time as a Unix timestamp, referenced either to your -server's local time or GMT, based on the "time reference" setting in -your config file. If you do not intend to set your master time reference -to GMT (which you'll typically do if you run a site that lets each user -set their own timezone settings) there is no benefit to using this -function over PHP's time() function. - -.. php:method:: now() +Returns the current time as a Unix timestamp, based on the "timezone" parameter. +All PHP available timezones are supported. + +.. php:method:: now($timezone = NULL) + + :param string $timezone: The timezone you want to be returned + :returns: integer + +:: + + $tz = "Australia/Victoria"; + echo now($tz); + +If a timezone is not provided, it will return time() based on "timezone" setting. mdate() ======= diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst index 63c4227dc..503e5366c 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst @@ -41,8 +41,14 @@ need to rename the `$active_record` variable to `$query_builder`. $active_group = 'default'; // $active_record = TRUE; $query_builder = TRUE; - -Step 5: Move your errors folder + +Step 5: Change your use of the Date helper's now() function +=========================================================== + +Function now() has been modified. You can see the changes in :doc:`Date Helper <../helpers/date_helper>` +You must replace $config['time_reference'] with $config['timezone'] in your config.php file. + +Step 6: Move your errors folder =============================== In version 3.0.0, the errors folder has been moved from "application/errors" to "application/views/errors".
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