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#12114 Continue of - #12112 – DateTime::__construct() [datetime.--construct]: Failed to parse time string - problem

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Latest post by nicholas on Friday, 27 April 2012 07:28 CDT

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#12112 – DateTime::__construct() [datetime.--construct]: Failed to parse time string - problem

Here is waht i did and results

First
Restored the backup with out marking the "force uft-8" in a php 5.2 the system had the "dateTime::__construct()" problem
Change it to PHP 5.3 - still the same problem

Next
Restored the backup with marking the "force uft-8" in a php 5.2 - no problem with
the "dateTime::__construct()"
Change it to PHP 5.3 - No problem

Then i ask what is the diffrent with and with out the "force uft-8" and what and how can i do so the system act like it was restored with "force uft-8)

Henrik


nicholas
Akeeba Staff
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That option merely changes how the database tables are restored. As per Joomla!'s requirements, your database must be created with the utf8_general_ci default collation setting. If you don't, the restored tables will have the wrong collation and problems may occur. Checking the Force UTF-8 box will have Akeeba Backup forcibly change the collation of each individual table it restores to UTF-8, circumventing the problem. Please note that this is an architecturally incorrect solution. As I have mentioned in the Quick Start Guide and the Troubleshooter documentation, the proper solution is to create the database with the utf8_general_ci default collation before restoring your site.

Now, as to why this had an effect on the DateTime constructor issue, that beats me. Joomla! itself doesn't store the timezone in the database, so that setting doesn't have an effect. I am not sure, though, if third party software may be affected.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

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