Convert server time to local time

[bulrush]

PHP 5.2.6

 

We rent PHP server space on a server in California. Several of my pages generated by PHP show the current date and time, so when the page is printed, the user knows when the data was printed. Our users could be anywhere in the US, I am in Michigan. How do I convert the server time (PDT) into local time, regardless of where the user is?

 

Thanks.

 

[AbraCadaver]

The most reliable an easiest is to out put it with JavaScript:

 

alert(new Date().toString());

--or--

alert(new Date().toTimeString());

 

In PHP you can use date_default_timezone_set(), but you would still need to work out what timezone the user is in by using JavaScript or letting the user select their timezone.

[bulrush]

Begin new to Javascript, how would I output that JS string to the browser? Instead of via a JS window?

 

The browser is viewing a page which will be printed on paper, and the paper must have the local date and time on it.

 

[AbraCadaver]

Begin new to Javascript, how would I output that JS string to the browser? Instead of via a JS window?

 

The browser is viewing a page which will be printed on paper, and the paper must have the local date and time on it.

 

document.write(new Date().toString());

[bulrush]

So, in PHP would it look like this?

echo 'Date: '.<script>document.write(new Date().toString());</script>.'<br/>';

 

Or, how would I assign this string to a PHP variable?

 

Thanks. I learn by asking questions.

[bulrush]

Anyone know how to send a Javascript string and store it in a php variable?