ZendFramework 2 : Set date_default_timezone

Question

I am new to the Zend Framework 2 and would like to simply know if there is a global way of setting the date default timezone.

I am aware that i should just be able to add the code:

date_default_timezone_set("UTC");

However i have been looking for about an hour and can't find an answer addressing this issue.

I have also tried by setting this in the php.ini but i'm not sure if this would suppress the error message.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

My "elegant way" is overwriting php settings from config file using onBootstrap. Inside my global.php I add the php settings I need to set up for the app:

return array(
   'php_settings' => array(
       'date.timezone' => 'UTC',
       'memory_limit' => '128M',
       'display_errors' =>'On'
   )
);

Then, onBootstrap:

    //Enable php settings from config file into the web app
    $services = $e->getApplication()->getServiceManager();
    $config = $services->get('config');        
    $phpSettings = $config['php_settings'];
    if ($phpSettings) {
        foreach ($phpSettings as $key => $value) {
            ini_set($key, $value);
        }
    }