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− | Your '''server time''' may be different from your local time, due to being in a different time zone (or a server | + | Your '''server time''' may be different from your local time, due to being in a different time zone (or a server which doesn't use daylight saving time). The server timezone offset is the difference between client local time and server time. Put another way, client local time is the server time plus the server timezone offset. |
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+ | (http://www.crazydomains.com.au/help/ftp_filezilla.htm explains how to set your server offset.) | ||
#In Site Manager, click the "Advanced" tab. | #In Site Manager, click the "Advanced" tab. | ||
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# I have a file named "index.html" in my local client. This file does not exist on the server. I am connected to the server with my current default 0 timezone offset. | # I have a file named "index.html" in my local client. This file does not exist on the server. I am connected to the server with my current default 0 timezone offset. | ||
# I upload index.html and hit refresh (F5). | # I upload index.html and hit refresh (F5). | ||
− | # My current local time is 22:40 ( | + | # My current local time is 22:40 (11:40pm), but the server directory listing shows that index.html has a timestamp of 06:40 the next day. This is a different of 8 hours, 0 minutes. Because the server timestamp is later than my local time of 22:40, I will need a negative offset. |
# I go back into the site manager, and set a server timezone offset of -8 hours, 0 minutes. | # I go back into the site manager, and set a server timezone offset of -8 hours, 0 minutes. | ||
# On reconnecting to the site, I delete the server copy of index.html and re-upload. If the current local time is now 22:41, the server should list index.html with a now-correct timestamp of today, 22:41. | # On reconnecting to the site, I delete the server copy of index.html and re-upload. If the current local time is now 22:41, the server should list index.html with a now-correct timestamp of today, 22:41. |