How do I change my time zone in my docker installation of OpenEMR 7 on Linux Mint?
Many thanks.
Nobody knows how to do this?
I can tell you how I did it with google cloud and just other dockers. When starting the docker, they have an option for Environmental Variables. For name I entered “TZ” and for value I put “America/Indiana/Knox”.
It’s not an answer to your question but maybe it’ll put you in the right direction to research.
I wish I had an exact answer for you.
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you have to edit the php.ini inside of the docker @rdh61 and find the date.timezone = setting and uncomment it by removing the ; and enter your timezone, save the file and restart the docker
Thank you for trying!
Thank you. I have a number of different php.ini files/locations. Which one do I need to change?
php.ini 69.3 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/ci/nginx_74
php.ini 69.3 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/ci/nginx_80
php.ini 69.3 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/ci/nginx_81
php.ini 69.3 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/ci/nginx_82
php.ini 72.0 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-5-6
php.ini 72.0 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-5-6-redis
php.ini 69.3 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-7-0
php.ini 69.4 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-7-0-redis
php.ini 69.3 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-7-1
php.ini 69.4 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-7-1-redis
php.ini 69.3 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-7-2
php.ini 69.4 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-7-2-redis
php.ini 69.3 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-7-3
php.ini 69.4 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-7-3-redis
php.ini 69.3 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-7-4
php.ini 69.4 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-7-4-redis
php.ini 69.3 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-8-0
php.ini 69.4 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-8-0-redis
php.ini 69.3 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-8-1
php.ini 69.4 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-8-1-redis
php.ini 69.3 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-8-2
php.ini 69.4 kB /home/robert/Downloads/openemr/docker/library/dockers/dev-php-fpm-8-2-redis
hi @rdh61 , have to get into the docker and find and edit something like /etc/php81/php.ini. You can list it with ls /etc/php*
If his docker instance is restarted, wouldn’t that loose any changes to the php.ini file? or is it stored on a stateful volume somewhere?
hi @brad, nope , it restarts the container and any processes running and has no effect on volumes
Hi @stephenwaite , unfortunately I am really unsure how to resolve your instruction to “get into docker” with the content of the link you provide, which goes to this:
we can try debugging by using the nano text editor which is hopefully installed in your docker
- logout of openemr
- in terminal :
docker exec -it $(docker ps | grep _openemr | cut -f 1 -d " ") nano src/Common/Crypto/CryptoGen.php- hold the
<Ctrl>key and hit the / (forward slash)- type 466 and hit enter to go to that line #
- insert this debugging line above that line
error_log("about to decrypt drive key " . file_get_contents($GLOBALS['OE_SITE_DIR'] . "/documents/logs_and_misc/methods/" . $label));
<Ctrl>x to save, Y to save modified buffer, enter to use the file name- refresh openemr login page ( this will look for keys)
- back to terminal and look in error log with this command
docker exec -it $(docker ps | grep _openemr | cut -f 1 -d " ") tail /var/log/apache2/error.log
I’m assuming you want me to use some part of the command in point 2. But what part? And then?
Thanks again.
hi @rdh61 , was meant to be vague 
what do you think you should try?
Among various other things, I tried the following:
robert@robert-Lenovo-B590:~$ docker exec -it $(docker ps | grep _openemr | cut -f 1 -d " ") ls /etc/php*
ls: /etc/php*: No such file or directory
robert@robert-Lenovo-B590:~$
nice, try
docker exec -it $(docker ps | grep _openemr | cut -f 1 -d " ") ls /etcrobert@robert-Lenovo-B590:~$ docker exec -it $(docker ps | grep _openemr | cut -f 1 -d " ") ls /etc
ImageMagick-7 issue periodic
alpine-release letsencrypt php8
apache2 login.defs pkcs11
apk logrotate.d profile
ca-certificates modprobe.d profile.d
ca-certificates.conf modules protocols
conf.d modules-load.d resolv.conf
cron.d motd rsyncd.conf
crontabs mtab securetty
default my.cnf security
environment my.cnf.d services
fonts mysql shadow
fstab nanorc shadow-
group network shells
group- openldap ssl
hostname opt ssl1.1
hosts os-release sysctl.conf
init.d pam.d sysctl.d
inittab passwd terminfo
inputrc passwd- udhcpd.conf
robert@robert-Lenovo-B590:~$
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I can probably work out what to do next.
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This command allowed me to edit the php.ini file:
docker exec -it $(docker ps | grep _openemr | cut -f 1 -d " ") nano /etc/php8/php.ini
I uncommented the “date.timezone =” setting and entered my timezone (Europe/Madrid).
OpenEMR now shows the time of my encounters correctly.
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Is there a way to do this via the app, Administration section?
yeah, of course @dave929 , good point and could’ve saved some effort here by changing the timezone in Locale
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