Setting the Timezone for PHP in the php ini file

Question

I'm trying to change the default PHP timezone to Asia/Calcutta by accessing the /etc/php5/cli/php.ini file and changing

[Date]
; Defines the default timezone used by the date functions
; http://php.net/date.timezone
;date.timezone =

To

[Date]
; Defines the default timezone used by the date functions
; http://php.net/date.timezone
date.timezone = "Asia/Calcutta"

But when I use phpinfo() to view the current timezone, it displays as Europe/Berlin time. Although I restarted and stopped the Apache server, the settings didn't appear to have changed.

Is there a step in the process that I'm overlooking?

Answer 1

I tried every other option listed, but none of them worked. My timezone settings were saved thanks to the following:

1) Open the php.ini file specified under the Loaded Configuration File part of your phpinfo() page.

2) Modify the line date.timezone=Asia/Kolkata to include your new timezone and change the default timezone settings.

3) Save the php.ini file and shut down Apache.

4) Force the Apache server to restart. Now should be the time to change the timezone settings.

I hope this helps you.