Re: SQL solution for my JDBC timezone issue

On 25/02/15 04:29, Adrian Klaver wrote:
> On 02/24/2015 06:25 AM, George Woodring wrote:
>> -- In your original post you mentioned that access to the databases is
>> through a Web server.
>>
>> -- Is there just one Web server with one time zone?
>>
>> We have 2 web servers that are clustered together. They are both set to
>> Eastern since that is the timezone they are located in.
>>
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>
> So:
>
> JDBC Web servers(US/East) <---> 90 database (5 different timezones)
>
> Therefore everything to the end user is passed through the Web servers?
>
> Is there a reason why the databases have different timezones?
>
> Seems to me less complicated to have all the databases share the UTC
> timezone. Then you only have one offset, US/East <--> UTC.
>
>> iGLASS Networks
>> www.iglass.net <http://www.iglass.net>
>>
>>
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>
Yes I think it sanest to have servers use GMT*, as then it is simple
enough to convert results to whatever local time zone the client is in.

I live in New Zealand, and we are offset from GMT about 12 hours (depend
on seasonal adjustments). Have no problem getting query results using
my local time zone automatically. - regardless of whether I query from
the database box or another, using psql!

Cheers,
Gavin

*UTC or whatever it is currently fashionable to call it! :-)