on shell, my server time is (simple date in bash):
Sun Aug 29 10:37:12 EDT 2010
when I run the code php -r "echo date('Y-m-d H:i:s');" I get: 2010-08-29 10:37:10
but when I execute a php script that has echo date('Y-m-d H:i:s'); I get a different time- since php thinks the timezone is UTC (server time is EDT).
My php.ini file has no timezone set, and I wouldnt like to change anything- as I have no idea what affect it would have on other sites that run on this server.
Is there a simple way to get the server time- at the timezone that is set for the server?