php date flaw

[andrewsmd]

I was recently made aware of the "Y2K38" bug which is on our current install of php. Are there any hotfixes or suggestions to fix this?

Run this code

<?php
$date = '2040-02-01';
$format = 'l d F Y H:i';

$mydate1 = strtotime($date);
echo '<p>', date($format, $mydate1), '</p>';
?>

I get this
Wednesday 31 December 1969 18:00

[bedlam]

See this comment (and the official explanation higher up the page) on the strtotime() manual page for more information [php.net].

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