Local time and date in post, pm, usernotes and profile v1.5

Local time and date in post, pm, usernotes and profile
Version 1.5
(By Boofo)

This hack will add the local time and date of users in the posts, pms, usernotes and profile. That way you will know what the time and date is where they are located. I use this on my site so I will have an idea if it is the middle of the night, where they are at, or daytime. With your users living in all corners of the globe, this hack is a nice gauge of the different time zones without having to figure out each one in your head.

Thanks goes out to Link14716 for pointing me in the right direction for the pm time and helping to verify the code. And everyone who chipped in at vbulletin.com to help me figure out vB3's new ways of doing things. A special thanks goes out to Chen Avinadav for making the first local time hack for vB2 and allowing me to release it for vB3.

Version Information:
Version 1.0 --Initial release
Version 1.1 --Fixed bug where the User CP DST setting was not being accounted for. Thanks goes out to squall14716 for the fix.
Version 1.2 --Fixed bug where a few people's time was off by an hour or two in the showthread, but right on target everywhere else. Moved the code from the showthread.php into the functions_showthread.php, where it should have been in the first place. Thanks Natch, for all of your hard work in helping me track this down.
Version 1.3 --Fixed bug where local time and date was not showing up in a member's profile when the "Additional Information" box was empty due to them not entering any personal information in their profile. It would only show an N/A.
Version 1.4 --Added ability to have the local time and date to also show up in the showpost.
Version 1.5 --Fixed last known bug where the User CP DST setting was not being automatically accounted for when the DST changed. The Version 1.1 fix seemed to be only temporary and not a total solution. This should take care of it.


Files to edit: 4
functions_showthread.php
private.php
usernote.php
member.php

Templates to edit: 3
postbit
postbit_legacy
memberinfo


If you find this hack useful, please click the install button.

[Zelda-King]

Naw, I'm more bothered about giving you more grief. Well those settings don't change the times. :/ I set it up as you said.

[Boofo]

Set me up a test account and set the timezone to CST (Central standard time) and let me take a look around.

[Zelda-King]

For the sake of this thread: After our testing it turned out that setting the default timezone DOES affect it and varies from server to server, so the fault was mine. The hack is working fine now.

[Boofo]

I'm just glad it was an easy fix and we could get it working for you.

[Zelda-King]

Yes, now I can finally apply it to my other 8 styles.

[Boofo]

Go for it and enjoy!

[Dark Shogun]

Boofo for some reason when I installed this and check my profile and threads it says that my local time is 6:07am when in fact it is 11:07am. I updated with your newest attachment. Do you know why that is?

Dark Shogun

[Boofo]

Either you don't have the server time setting in your Admin CP correct or you don't have you timezone correct in your User CP. Those are the only 2 things it could be.

[Dark Shogun]

Couldn't be either of those because the time on the bottom of the forum is right.

Dark Shogun

[Boofo]

That time does not go off of server time. Chnage your server time and you will see what I mean. This hack DOES rely on those settings being correct. Read above what Zelda_king had to say about getting it to show the right time.