The time of PHP scripts differ from the system time

Issue

• The time of PHP scripts does not coincide with the system time

  System date:

  # date
  Mon Sep  5 14:31:03 -04 2022

  But PHP script returns incorrect time zone and time:

  <?php
  echo "The time in " . date_default_timezone_get() . " is " . date("H:i:s");
  ?>

  The time in America/Santiago 03:30:50 pm

  As can be seen, the time differs in one hour.

Environment

• Cloudlinux PHP selector
• alt-php**-pecl extension

Solution

Ensure that timezone DB is up-to-date using the following command:

/opt/alt/php72/usr/bin/pecl upgrade timezonedb

If it did not help, reinstall timezonedb php extension:

# /opt/alt/php74/usr/bin/pecl uninstall timezonedb
# /opt/alt/php74/usr/bin/pecl install timezonedb

Also, be sure to enable the extension for the user:

# selectorctl -u USER -v VERSION -e timezonedb

Where "USER" must be replaced with the username, and "VERSION" with the specific PHP version. 

Cause

Outdated "timezonedb" content.

Useful links

https://pecl.php.net/package/timezonedb