[feature/new-tz-handling] Add a function to get the timestamp of a date

The function uses the given timezone and returns the correct UNIX timestamp of it.

PHPBB3-9558
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Joas Schilling 2012-06-18 14:32:09 +02:00
parent 1716e2a2a5
commit 3e3489195f

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@ -647,6 +647,21 @@ class phpbb_user extends phpbb_session
return new phpbb_datetime($time, $timezone, $this);
}
/**
* Get the UNIX timestamp for a datetime in the users timezone, so we can store it in the database.
*
* @param string $format Format of the entered date/time
* @param string $time Date/time with the timezone applied
* @param DateTimeZone $timezone Timezone of the date/time, falls back to timezone of current user
* @return int Returns the unix timestamp
*/
public function get_timestamp_from_format($format, $time, DateTimeZone $timezone = null)
{
$timezone = $timezone ?: $this->tz;
$date = DateTime::createFromFormat($format, $time, $timezone);
return ($date !== false) ? $date->format('U') : false;
}
/**
* Get language id currently used by the user
*/