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[RESOLVED] determining if in DST

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May 12.2011

Hello,

I need to be able to return true or false if a given timezone is currently in DST or not. I noticed is_dst is a deprecated function so I was wondering what the best alternative to that is.

Basically, I have the timezone name of the logged in user ($timezone_name) returning already, so I just need to check against that if it is in dst or not.

Any help would be appreciated. I know it’s probably something simple that can be done.

Thanks

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@NogDogMay 12.2011 — One way that should work with most PHP versions:
[code=php]
date_default_timezone_set($timezone_name);
$isDST = (bool) date('I');
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@mich5blueauthorMay 13.2011 — awesome, thanks man. Just what I needed. Works perfectly!
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