getting default timezone for local time

[AIlkiv]

Summary

In the server/lib/base.php file of the Nextcloud server, UTC is always set as the default timezone:

server/lib/base.php

Line 609 in 4a44d6a

if (!date_default_timezone_set('UTC')) {

The main argument for this choice seems to be to simplify log reading, as discussed in this issue: #3553.

However, this hardcoding of UTC affects all instances where date_default_timezone_get is used, resulting in UTC even when it would be more intuitive to use the server's timezone or the one set in config.php under default_timezone.

This pull request resolves an issue in the contact menu where the timezone was unexpectedly set to UTC. The fix aligns with other parts of the system that correctly retrieve the default timezone by leveraging similar logic:

https://github.com/search?q=org%3Anextcloud+%22%3EgetDefaultTimeZone%28%22&type=code

TODO

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Checklist

• Code is properly formatted
• Sign-off message is added to all commits
• Tests (unit, integration, api and/or acceptance) are included
• Screenshots before/after for front-end changes
• Documentation (manuals or wiki) has been updated or is not required
• Backports requested where applicable (ex: critical bugfixes)

[ChristophWurst]

Makes sense to use default_timezone here 👍

Thank you very much

[nickvergessen]

This pull request resolves an issue in the contact menu where the timezone was unexpectedly set to UTC. The fix aligns with other parts of the system that correctly retrieve the default timezone by leveraging similar logic:

A login of that user should fix the problem