How to change the timezone in the container??

[tomasperezponisio]

Hi there, my current timezone is 'UTC -3' (Time zone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires (-03, -0300)) , and if go inside the app container using bin/bash i see the timezone is 'UTC +000', how can i change this? so the container has the same timezone as my computer? Thanks!

[YevhenZvieriev]

Hi, @tomasperezponisio

You can set the TZ environment variable to specify the timezone.

Add the TZ environment variable in the compose.yaml file:

  phpfpm:
    image: markoshust/magento-php:8.3-fpm-2
    volumes: *appvolumes
    env_file: env/phpfpm.env
    environment:
      - TZ=America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
    #extra_hosts: *appextrahosts

Restart the container using the bin/restart script to apply changes.

After applying any of these changes, you can verify the timezone inside the container using the bin/cli date script.

This should show the time in your desired timezone.

[tomasperezponisio]

Hi! @YevhenZvieriev

I already tried this, and i see the date correctly inside the container BUT when i make a purchase the order is still with the wrong hour...

[YevhenZvieriev]

It sounds like the timezone in the PHP configuration for Magento is not aligned. Changing the container's timezone is a good step, but Magento itself has its own timezone settings. Here are a few steps to resolve this:

Set the PHP timezone in 'php.ini':

In your Docker container, check the php.ini file and make sure the timezone is set there. You can add or modify this line:

date.timezone = America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires

You may need to restart the Docker containers for changes to take effect.

Update Magento timezone in the Admin Panel:

Go to your Magento admin panel:

Navigate to Stores > Configuration > General > General > Locale Options>Timezone.

Set the Timezone to America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires.

Save the configuration and clear the cache.

Verify the changes:
After applying both changes, create a test order and check if the timestamps are correct.

Note on bootstrap.php:

If the above steps don’t work, the issue might be that the timezone is hardcoded as UTC in bootstrap.php of Magento. You can verify this in the app/bootstrap.php file. If it's hardcoded, you may need to modify it or ensure the application logic respects the configured timezone.

[tomasperezponisio]

Thanks! i'll review this later and come back..