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Time Zone Adjustment

Changing the reports Time Zone in PHP

date.timezone = "America/Denver";

Use the appropriate option at http://php.net/timezones.

Bluerock

  1. Log in to your Bluehost control panel.
  2. Click the Advanced tab from the side navigation menu to the left.
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  3. Go to the Files section and select File Manager.
  4. Open the public_html folder.
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  5. Click the Settings button at the top right corner.
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  6. Make sure that there is a checkmark on Show Hidden Files (dotfiles).
  7. Hit on Save.
  8. Navigate to the folder which contains the .htaccess file and click the Edit button from the top Toolbar.

    Pro Tip: Alternatively, you can do right-click on the selected files and click on Edit from the drop-down menu.

  9. Press Ctrl+F (Shortcut to find section easily) and enter the <IfModule lsapi_module>.
  10. Add this line php_value date.timezone "America/Denver." 
     
    Time Zone
     
  11. Once done, click the Save Changes button towards the top right side of your screen.

Legacy

  1. Log in to your Bluehost control panel.
  2. Click the cpanel sub-tab from the navigation menu that stretches across the top of your screen.
    legacy-cpanel-tab
  3. Locate the File Manager tool under the files category.
    legacy-file-manager
  4. Choose to open Web Root and Show hidden files, then click the submit button.
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  5. Navigate to the folder which contains the PHP.INI file to specify the correct time zone.
  6. Press Ctrl+F (Shortcut to find section easily) and enter the <IfModule lsapi_module>.
  7. Add this line php_value date.timezone "America/Denver".
     
    Time Zone  
  8. Once done, click the Save Changes button towards the top right side of your screen.

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