Time Optimization

[JsnakeJ]

My servers time is about 9 minutes behind so I'm requesting a simple modification that would allow me to enter an ammount of minutes to offset it. Just like Invision Power Board has. You could add it under date & time settings and allow someone to enter a number of minutes to optimize the time their board shows.

Hopefully someone would be able to do this for me.

Thank You,
Jake

[JsnakeJ]

Bump, having this error once again. Please?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

It would be better to adjust the server time. Or even better to set it to synchronise with a NTP server.

[JsnakeJ]

NTP Server?

[Dan]

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Time_Protocol" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Time_Protocol</a>

[JsnakeJ]

Is the person who runs the server supposed to use this I presume?

[Mark Hewitt]

I'm looking for this too. A way to offset the time in minutes rather than hours. My server is 9 minutes fast and I don't have access to change it.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Then you will need to ask your host to correct the time.

[ChrisLM2001]

Then you will need to ask your host to correct the time.

What happens when you're on a server that won't change the time zone (like GoDaddy)?

There must be a way to manually override the server time in these instances. Otherwise, post time has no bearing, when it's 4/6/8/12hrs off.

Nevermind found how...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61321&highlight=time+offset

Just change the + or - sign and add/minus the amount of seconds, and it'll cure hours and minutes that are off. Works wonderfully with GoDaddy's shared plan.

[Mark Hewitt]

Edit: Just read the above post, and my forum is now accurate to the second :D

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Using a modification to correct the time, is only symptom hiding.

The underlying problem is still there, and there should be no reason at all for a host to deny setting the correct time on a server.

[Mark Hewitt]

I disagree. The time a computer has is always subject to offsets, be that due to time zone, DST.. whatever. The value of time is irrelevant as long as you apply the proper offset, but that's just IMO.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

If the TimeZone & DST (offsets) and Time are set correctly on the server, then you don't need any modifcation to show the correct time on your board.

[ChrisLM2001]

Understand not everyone owns a dedicated or VPS server to adjust time settings. Some hosts like, GoDaddy, are reknowned in keeping their servers set to their time. Just Google "GoDaddy+time zone" and see for yourself.

NOTE: Just noticed with template edits -- the time shows the default time. So will have to search the files to hand edit timestamps. Shouldn't be that difficult, and much easier than playing email tag with non-support.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Sorry but i really disagree with you. Even if you don't have access to change the server time settings, they should be correct. If you don't have access, then the host should make sure that it is set correctly.

It does not matter in which timezone the server is configured, vBulletin will automatically adjust the times to your timezone and DST settings. This will ofcourse only work if the information (time & timezone) set on the server is correct.

[ChrisLM2001]

It does not matter in which timezone the server is configured, vBulletin will automatically adjust the times to your timezone and DST settings. This will ofcourse only work if the information (time & timezone) set on the server is correct.

:rolleyes:

Why are you wasting time on circular logic?

[Andreas]

The server timezone is irrelevant. The only thing that is relevant, is that the server time is correctly set according to the timezone.

[nexialys]

:rolleyes:

Why are you wasting time on circular logic?

actually, he is not the one wasting time on logic... he give you the exact situation, but you want to be right, so you avoid it...

software modification of the data is one thing, but imagine if you change your host, and on that host the timezone is set properly... the entire content of your site will have false time because you did not do the right choice...

but it's all yours... i usually go where things are working properly instead of spending energy to make them work..

[ChrisLM2001]

Keep reminding me why I left vB for 2 years. Another vacation, and $60 saved, would be nice. :)

[nexialys]

Keep reminding me why I left vB for 2 years. Another vacation, and $60 saved, would be nice. :)

you know, nobody forces you to come here and read or comment.. .you do it on your own wills... so, stop complaining.

[Zachery]

Marco and nexi are correct.

vBulletin only fetches the time from the server.
GoDaddy has their time set correctly (on most of their machines) according to the arizonia time zone. Regardless of this fact, if the time is actually off by a few min, contact them, show them. They should update it.

[ChrisLM2001]

you know, nobody forces you to come here and read or comment.. .you do it on your own wills... so, stop complaining.

I come here like anyone else to get mods. In the meantime, when smack talk is the norm, the grown up thing to do is remind folks why people do leave so they can understand business better. Doesn't hurt me one bit to leave for another 2 years, Nexi, as I now have other venues and $60 saved is $60 I can spend elsewhere -- not pay to be abused.

@ Zachary: AZ timezone has no bearing for someone with a EST forum, that needs the time equal to their location. Especially when their forum is for mostly EST members. What none of you guys understand or willing to, is that vB's local time setting won't offset the time on the forum (like on other web hosts). Change it to anything, GMT -9 or +9, and nothing will change the timestamp without a mod.

If the staff wants to promote a company line that their timezone information is accurate according to the server time, say so. Not this round robin fashion. But this is a mod site, and this is the place to find cures when server time has to be changed, as members required it. A good admin keeps his/her community happy. :)

[Zachery]

Chris, if their server is set correctly, and you choose EST as your timezone, the vBulletin software will show a correct time for you. We read the servers time and then make an auto correction based on its timezone and the users.


So if the servers time is GMT0, and a user picks EST, it will offset the time by X hours for the proper timezone.

vB automaticly does this, so again, like we've said again and again, if the servers time is correctly set for time zone it is set for, the time is right.

[ChrisLM2001]

It doesn't show any time but GoDaddy's server time. Doesn't matter what options that's available to change it for the user, it'll remain -4hrs off. That's what I'm trying to tell you guys. It's set in stone. And they won't change it -- already inquired.

That mod I pointed out fixed it though, very simply, enough now that forum members can now post knowing their times are local (as most will be from EST, and being grandmas, being way off will confuse them more).

I have to tailor the forum to them. Not vBulletin's whatever policy. Not Joe Blow's opinion of what a timezone is or isn't.

[Zachery]

Sorry Chris, you are very clearly missing the point here.

[Dismounted]

Chris, as long as GoDaddy's time is set correctly in relation to whatever timezone they use, vBulletin's will be correct.

[ChrisLM2001]

<i>17 post later (can you believe it? 17 freaking posts!)</i>.

I don't care if vBulletin's time is correct. Don't care if the server time is from Mars. I frankly don't care about anything than setting that line to EST.

Period.