Posted by C. on 02/16/07 17:01

On 16 Feb, 11:51, "sugapablo" <sugapa...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have an old machine running Mandrake 9.2 and PHP 4.3.1 hosting
> several websites.
>
> With the coming changes to daylight savings time in March 2007, what
> are my options in correcting the current calculation on this machine?
>
> Ideal option: RPM patch.
>
> Worst option: upgrade OS (it's a very old machine).


Normally, you shouldn't have to do anything provided your hardware
clock runs on GMT/UTC/Zulu and your TZ environment variable is
correctly configured.

BUT I suspect the real thrust of your question is what to do IF YOU
HAPPEN TO LIVE IN ONE OF THE COUNTRIES CHANGING WHEN DST STARTS/ENDS.

Apart from moving house or upgrading to a more recent distro, the only
real option is to upgrade your version of the timezones files. See
http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm for a description of the process
and how to get the raw data files.

C.

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