[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #10143: wp_timezone_supported returning false in PHP 5.1.6

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#10143: wp_timezone_supported returning false in PHP 5.1.6
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 Reporter:  chipbennett   |        Owner:         
     Type:  defect (bug)  |       Status:  closed 
 Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:         
Component:  Date/Time     |      Version:  2.8    
 Severity:  normal        |   Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                |  
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Comment(by chipbennett):

 Replying to [comment:7 Viper007Bond]:
 > Replying to [comment:5 chipbennett]:
 > > WordPress minimum requirements are still PHP >= 4.3, while this option
 touted in 2.8 (automatic DST adjustment) appears not to work in PHP <
 5.2.6 (without a custom compile option, over which most self-installs on
 shared web hosts have no control).
 >
 > WordPress will run on PHP 4.3, but you won't get all the features
 (namely this one). There are quite a few things you can't do until you get
 to PHP 5.2.0+ (anything less is not recommended, at least by me).
 >
 > I'm not sure the exact PHP version you need (I guess 5.1.0 based on your
 ticket), but I can assure you that you don't need a custom compile to do
 it. I have 3 different servers which are all running a normal version of
 PHP 5.2.x (two are .6, on is .9) and this feature works on all of them.

 1) Shouldn't it be pointed out somewhere what features are available using
 the recommended minimum PHP requirement, and which aren't?

 2) The issue ''isn't'' what will work under PHP 5.2.6. (If you notice from
 the last sentence of the ticket, I pointed out that 5.2.6 works.) So
 saying that the DST feature works under both 5.2.6 and 5.2.9 without a
 custom compile doesn't really help. I linked to the PHP manual comment
 that indicates that, in (certain) lower versions, it ''does'' require a
 custom compile.

 I suppose I don't mind that the ticket gets closed, just don't do so
 because you're misunderstanding the problem.

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