4 files changed, 24 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index ed183b3e76..6bc5c6e0f4 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -207,6 +207,27 @@ function phpbb_mt_rand($min, $max)
 }
 
 /**
+* Wrapper for getdate() which returns the equivalent array for UTC timestamps.
+*
+* @param int $time		Unix timestamp (optional)
+*
+* @return array			Returns an associative array of information related to the timestamp.
+*						See http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.getdate.php
+*/
+function phpbb_gmgetdate($time = false)
+{
+	if ($time === false)
+	{
+		$time = time();
+	}
+
+	// getdate() interprets timestamps in local time.
+	// What follows uses the fact that getdate() and
+	// date('Z') balance each other out.
+	return getdate($time - date('Z'));
+}
+
+/**
 * Return formatted string for filesizes
 *
 * @param int	$value			filesize in bytes
diff --git a/phpBB/index.php b/phpBB/index.php
index 427377a2cd..419b66cfdb 100644
--- a/phpBB/index.php
+++ b/phpBB/index.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ $legend = implode(', ', $legend);
 $birthday_list = array();
 if ($config['load_birthdays'] && $config['allow_birthdays'])
 {
-	$now = getdate(time() + $user->timezone + $user->dst - date('Z'));
+	$now = phpbb_gmgetdate(time() + $user->timezone + $user->dst);
 	$sql = 'SELECT u.user_id, u.username, u.user_colour, u.user_birthday
 		FROM ' . USERS_TABLE . ' u
 		LEFT JOIN ' . BANLIST_TABLE . " b ON (u.user_id = b.ban_userid)
diff --git a/phpBB/memberlist.php b/phpBB/memberlist.php
index 70d3ed9f37..418c1a4417 100644
--- a/phpBB/memberlist.php
+++ b/phpBB/memberlist.php
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ function show_profile($data, $user_notes_enabled = false, $warn_user_enabled = f
 
 		if ($bday_year)
 		{
-			$now = getdate(time() + $user->timezone + $user->dst - date('Z'));
+			$now = phpbb_gmgetdate(time() + $user->timezone + $user->dst);
 
 			$diff = $now['mon'] - $bday_month;
 			if ($diff == 0)
diff --git a/phpBB/viewtopic.php b/phpBB/viewtopic.php
index c5189a04df..abfba42379 100644
--- a/phpBB/viewtopic.php
+++ b/phpBB/viewtopic.php
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ $sql = $db->sql_build_query('SELECT', array(
 
 $result = $db->sql_query($sql);
 
-$now = getdate(time() + $user->timezone + $user->dst - date('Z'));
+$now = phpbb_gmgetdate(time() + $user->timezone + $user->dst);
 
 // Posts are stored in the $rowset array while $attach_list, $user_cache
 // and the global bbcode_bitfield are built