cant change timezone!

I'm thinking that it can be accomplished by code. Have an admin option to select the time zone the server is located in, then calculate all other times based on that.

This would be very useful as there are a lot of community forums out there that are place-specific.

Hi,

it's not so difficult to return to old functionality (WWF 6.XX) with plus of having server and user time zone.

Don't do this if you are not enough skilled.

Append two fields to forum's database table tblDatetimeFormat

Field 1: Server_offset           (Text length 1)
Field 2: Server_offset_hours  (Integer)

In these fields you have to insert your timezone (i.e. if server is in the USA and forum in Germany you have to set + 7)

Modify file /functions/functions_date_time_format.asp this way

modify raw 52 from
Dim saryDateTimeData(17)
to
Dim saryDateTimeData(19)

Insert these lines after raw 92
 saryDateTimeData(18) = rsDateTimeFormat("Server_offset")
 saryDateTimeData(19) = rsDateTimeFormat("Server_offset_hours")

Modify function DateFormat; insert rows in bold:

 'If the array is empty set the date as wish
 If isNull(saryDateTimeData) Then
  
  'Set the date as orginal
  DateFormat = dtmDate
  
 'If there is a data in the array then format the date
 Else
  'Place the server time off set onto the recorded database time
  If saryDateTimeData(18) = "+" Then
   dtmDate = DateAdd("h", + CInt(saryDateTimeData(19)), dtmDate)
  ElseIf saryDateTimeData(18) = "-" Then
   dtmDate = DateAdd("h", - CInt(saryDateTimeData(19)), dtmDate)
  End If
  'Place the users time off set onto the recorded database time
  If strTimeOffSet = "+" Then
...

Same for TimeFormat function (insert rows in bold)

 'If the array is empty then return tyhe original time
 If isNull(saryDateTimeData) Then
  
  'Set the date as wish
  TimeFormat = dtmTime
  
 'If there is a data in the array then format the date
 Else
  'Place the server time off set onto the recorded database time
  If saryDateTimeData(18) = "+" Then
   dtmTime = DateAdd("h", + CInt(saryDateTimeData(19)), dtmTime)
  ElseIf saryDateTimeData(18) = "-" Then
   dtmTime = DateAdd("h", - CInt(saryDateTimeData(19)), dtmTime)
  End If
  'Place the users time off-set onto the recorded database time
  If strTimeOffSet = "+" Then
...

This way you have both the old WWF functionality and a new one that consider both Server and User TimeZone.