Setting a dynamic timezone in yii2

Question

Does anyone know how to set a dynamic timezone for each user? If the timezone is stored in database, how do i get it from db and set it at runtime so that i dont need to set it everytime in my codes?

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 30 '17 at 23:57

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This is an example how to do it assuming timezone is stored as string in column timezone in users table. Add this to your application config:

'on beforeRequest' => function () {        
    $user = Yii::$app->user->identity;
    if ($user && $user->timezone) {
        Yii::$app->setTimeZone($user->timezone);
    }
},

This code will run before request and set timezone depending on specific user. Of course you can move it to separate class and call it from here.

Official docs:

edited Dec 30 '17 at 23:57

Salem Ouerdani

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answered Nov 10 '15 at 10:26

arogachev

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Thanks. I figured it out since yesterday though. Hope it helps other users – user2707590 Nov 10 '15 at 15:32
@user2707590 You can also accept an answer in this case. – arogachev Nov 11 '15 at 03:09
`on beforeRequest` is triggered just after `yii\base\Application::bootstrap`. isn't that too early to expect a user identity to be loaded? – Salem Ouerdani Jan 03 '18 at 03:26

Setting a dynamic timezone in yii2

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