Change PHP timezone for desired domain

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First create test.php script to see what current time will be displayed for example.com domain:

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sudo cat <<EOF >/home/SOMEUSER/web/EXAMPLE.COM/public_html/test.php
<?php
echo date('H:i');
EOF
Now open it via browser:

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http://example.com/test.php
It should show the current hour and minute.
If hour is wrong, then we need to tweak timezone for this domain.

Based on the tutorial for PHP-FPM pool.d conf files - viewtopic.php?f=18&t=54 - we need to do the following.

First, check what PHP version you are running on the example.com domain.

In your SSH run:

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sudo /usr/local/vesta/bin/v-get-php-version-of-domain example.com
The output will be, for example:

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8.0
Now we know the location of our PHP-FPM pool.d conf, it's: /etc/php/8.0/fpm/pool.d/example.com.conf

Let's edit your PHP-FPM pool.d conf:

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sudo mcedit /etc/php/8.0/fpm/pool.d/example.com.conf
Find the last line that begins with php_admin_flag
After that line, add:

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php_admin_value[date.timezone] = Europe/Berlin
Press F2 on your keyboard and confirm saving.

Press ESC twice on your keyboard to exit the editor.


In the end, restart your PHP-FPM by running:

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sudo systemctl restart php8.0-fpm
(NOTE: it may be some other PHP version, depending on what PHP version your domain is using)
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