Setting the Timezone in PHP
When setting transaction times Apache's mod_fcgid tells me that I need to set a timezone and that I cannot depend on the system's timezone settings.
date_default_timezone_set(string $timezoneId): bool
You can also use an INI setting to set this default.
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