Timestamp off by 10 minutes

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beylah

I have been using the same code for quite some time and just recently it is off by 10 minutes. I am using the following code to put into a mysql table (varchar).

<input type="hidden" name="timestamp" value="<?php echo date('g:i a'); ?>" />

Can anyone help me to get the time back on track. I have even tried to set the time zone.

cbVision

This would pull from whatever time the server is set to. You may want to contact your host.

OctoberWind

Can you expand on what "off by 10 minutes" means?

You're capturing a generic time in "hh:mm am" format. What are you comparing it to, that says you are off by 10 minutes? When are you comparing it when you find that it's 10 minutes off?

As cbVision mentioned, because you don't specify a timestamp, it's using the server's clock. Is "Your" clock 10 minutes off of the "server's" clock?

php.net wrote:
The optional timestamp parameter is an integer Unix timestamp that defaults to the current local time if a timestamp is not given. In other words, it defaults to the value of time().

root

Where is your server host?