Title: Error: Unknown or bad timezone
Last modified: May 4, 2019

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# Error: Unknown or bad timezone

 *  Resolved [roro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roro/)
 * (@roro)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-unknown-or-bad-timezone-2/)
 * Im getting this error when I activated the plugin:
 * DateTimeZone::__construct(): Unknown or bad timezone (-05:00)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Miguel Muscat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mekku/)
 * (@mekku)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-unknown-or-bad-timezone-2/#post-11499655)
 * Hi [@roro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roro/), this is unfortunately 
   a PHP issue. Timezones that represent offsets like “-05:00” are only supported
   on PHP 5.5.10 or later. We recommend that you ask your host to update your site’s
   PHP version. Alternatively, you can change your timezone in the WordPress general
   settings to use a city name instead of an offset.
 * Hope this helps!
 *  [gdckokernag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gdckokernag/)
 * (@gdckokernag)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-unknown-or-bad-timezone-2/#post-11702242)
 * Hello Miguel,
    I recently updated some of the installed plugins. Once done, I
   wasn’t able to login or visit any of the pags of my website [http://www.gdckokernag.com](http://www.gdckokernag.com).
   Also, I am not able to update to latest or upgraded PHP as I am not able to visist
   any of the pages or dashboard of my website. The following error is encountered:
   DateTimeZone::__construct(): Unknown or bad timezone (+00:00)

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 * 2 replies
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 * Last reply from: [gdckokernag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gdckokernag/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-unknown-or-bad-timezone-2/#post-11702242)
 * Status: resolved