Beginner/ change the time in datetime function

[fa00026]

Hello,

I am using Ruby 1.6, Rails 2.2, netbeans 6.5.
I am using the datetime function to build up a forum, I have problem as when I enter a comment where the date and time apper with, the time appears not as the time in my computer, I wish some help in that.

this the migrate data base
class CreateComments < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.up
create_table :comments do |t|
t.integer :post_id
t.datetime :created_at
t.text :comment

t.timestamps
end
end

def self.down
drop_table :comments
end
end

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and this the controller

class PostsController < ApplicationController
# GET /posts
# GET /posts.xml
def index
@posts = Post.find(:all)

respond_to do |format|
format.html # index.html.erb
format.xml { render :xml => @posts }
end
end

# GET /posts/1
# GET /posts/1.xml
def show
@post = Post.find(params[:id])
@post_comments = @post.comments.collect
flash[:post_id] =@post.id
end

# GET /posts/new
# GET /posts/new.xml
def new
@post = Post.new

respond_to do |format|
format.html # new.html.erb
format.xml { render :xml => @post }
end
end

# GET /posts/1/edit
def edit
@post = Post.find(params[:id])
end

# POST /posts
# POST /posts.xml
def create
@post = Post.new(params[:post])

respond_to do |format|
if @post.save
flash[:notice] = 'Post was successfully created.'
format.html { redirect_to(@post) }
format.xml { render :xml => @post, :status => :created, :location => @post }
else
format.html { render :action => "new" }
format.xml { render :xml => @post.errors, :status => :unprocessable_entity }
end
end
end

# PUT /posts/1
# PUT /posts/1.xml
def update
@post = Post.find(params[:id])

respond_to do |format|
if @post.update_attributes(params[:post])
flash[:notice] = 'Post was successfully updated.'
format.html { redirect_to(@post) }
format.xml { head k }
else
format.html { render :action => "edit" }
format.xml { render :xml => @post.errors, :status => :unprocessable_entity }
end
end
end

# DELETE /posts/1
# DELETE /posts/1.xml
def destroy
@post = Post.find(params[:id])
@post.destroy

respond_to do |format|
format.html { redirect_to(posts_url) }
format.xml { head k }
end
end

# Adding a comment
def post_comment
@comment = Comment.new(
"post_id" => flash[:post_id],
"created_at" => Time.now,
"comment" => params[:comment]['comment']
)
flash[:notice] = 'Comment was successfully added.' if @comment.save
redirect_to :action => 'show', :id => flash[:post_id]
end
end

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And the show view

<p>
<b>Title:</b>
<%=h @post.title %>
</p>

<p>
<b> Body:</b>
<%=h @post.body %>
</p>

<%= link_to 'Edit', edit_post_path(@post) %> |
<%= link_to 'Back', posts_path %>

<hr>
<h4>Comments</h4>
<ul>
<% @post_comments.each do |comment| %>
<li><%= h comment.comment %><br>
<div style="color: #999; font-size: 8pt">
Posted on <%= comment.created_at.strftime("%B %d, %Y at %I:%M %p") %>
</div>
</li>
<% end %>
</ul>

<% form_tag :action => 'post_comment' do %>
<p><label for="comment_comment">Comment</label><br/>
<%= text_area 'comment', 'comment' %></p>
<%= submit_tag "Post" %>
<%end%>

[MarkDavoren]

Hi,
Is the time off by an exact number of hours (or half hour)? If so, have you checked the timezone set up?

You can set the timezone of the app in environment.rb, e.g.,
config.time_zone = 'Pacific Time (US & Canada)'

For a list of timezones, you can do
rake time:zones:all

Hope this helps,
Mark.

[fa00026]

Hello I have tried what you have told me, but I want the time zone to be for London so the value must be config.time_zone ='UTC +00:00' , but it changed nothing at all. and now the gap is one complete hour.

Any ideas .

thanks a lot

[Brandon Hauff]

You might try:

config.time_zone = 'London'

You can run: rake time:zones:all to see the valid time zones, and I am
not sure you can use the UTC ... options.

[fa00026]

I have used London, but still the gap is one hour earlier, now it is 3:21 in london, whle in my project it ios 2:21 ??

What can I do ?

Thanks