What is the time zone for the datetime stamp for posts?

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What is the time zone for the datetime stamp for posts?

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September 25, 2013 at 10:53 am

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I'm curious as to what the time zone is that generates the datetime stamp for forum posts. Or is it simply a GETUTCDATE()?

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 1

It should be local time. It is possible it's showing the server time, which I believe is set to my time, US Mountain time.

batgirl SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4979 More actions · Answer 2

It's definitely not local time...looks like UTC to me.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 3

It's whatever you've got it set to in the forum settings (Control Panel -> Forum Settings). Mine is in Central African Time.

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batgirl SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4979 More actions · Answer 4

Ha...it occurs to me now that I have never really browsed around the control panel at all. Thanks!

logitestus SSCrazy Points: 2928 More actions · Answer 5

+1 to batgirl's comment. Thanks for the heads up.

EDIT: I wonder why my time zone was set to Western Europe? Or a better phrase might be: what possessed me to set it up to that time zone? I think I need to stop using Jeff Moden's beer popsicles[/url].

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 6

ROFL. I never realized that option was there either. I have always just completely ignored the time of the post. Apparently I was set to central Europe. That is bit off from Central time. :hehe:

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