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Bug #2621 mktime returns -1 for dates beyond Jan 2038
Submitted: 1999-10-27 12:27 UTC Modified: 1999-10-27 12:29 UTC
From: mweltin at zipee dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Misbehaving function
PHP Version: 3.0.12 OS: linux RH 6.0
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [1999-10-27 12:27 UTC] mweltin at zipee dot com 
print "jan 8888>>>>>".  mktime(0,0,0,1,1,8888)." <br>";
print "jan 2038>>>>>".  mktime(0,0,0,1,1,2038) . "<br>";
print "feb 2038>>>>>".  mktime(0,0,0,2,1,2038) . "<br>";
print "Jan 2039>>>>>".  mktime(0,0,0,1,1,2039) . "<br>";

This code returns the following values
 
jan 8888>>>>>-1
jan 2038>>>>>2145934800
feb 2038>>>>>-1
Jan 2039>>>>>-1

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 [1999-10-27 12:29 UTC] andrei at cvs dot php dot net 
As designed. Unix dates don't go past 2038.
 
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