What should I do if the time zone setting in php7.1.4 is invalid?

Question

After upgrading PHP to 7.1.4 on Mac, after configuring date.timezone = PRC in the php.ini file and restarting apache, the displayed time is still European time. Question: How does the time zone setting of this version take effect?

For example:

The current time is actually: 1:04:15 pm on May 9, 2017; exactly 8 hours different. 

Answer 1

It has nothing to do with PHP 7.1. It has been like this since 5.1;
I tested it specifically after you just said it
Default timezone The default is UTC;
phpinfo output must be UTC;

Please make sure you are indeed modifying the current version of php.ini

Open PHPini ctrl+g line 925 and modify it to:
date.timezone = "PRC";

Or set it globally

date_default_timezone_set('PRC');

echo date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
                          

Running environment 7.0.24

by liberxue

Answer 2

Make sure the modified configuration file php.ini is the path displayed by phpinfo? There are also modifications that require restarting apache

Answer 3

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The php.ini path is definitely correct, but it is invalid after modification.

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Use: date_default_timezone_set('PRC') can take effect, but it must be set every time.

Running version: PHP7.1.4