So I will tell you how you can change your time zone and date format in webmail in your cPanel. But before we dive into the real step by step we need to help those who may be new to the terminology Timezone.
What is a Time zone?
The term time zone is used to refer to an area that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes.
Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude because it is convenient for areas in frequent communication to keep the same time.
Why You May Need To Change Your Webmail Time Zone.
There are many reasons why one may need to change their webmail server timezone. The fact is that most webmail servers are hosted on shared servers. This means that one server may have hundreds to thousands of hosted domain names each with its own webmail account.
Needless to say is that all these domains will originate from different parts of the world while this one server is located in one physical location with a set time zone. It may therefore be necessary to set your webmail time zone to correspond to where you are located.
Setting your webmail server time zone ensures that the server handles your mail functions tied to time more accurately. It will also be very useful for users who use the inbuilt calendar function in webmail.
Some Facts About Time Zones You Need To Know.
All time zones are defined as offsets from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), ranging from UTC−12:00 to UTC+14:00. The offsets are usually a whole number of hours, but a few zones are offset by additional 30 or 45 minutes, such as in India and Nepal.
How To Change your cPanel Webmail Time Zone.
To change your webmail timezone, you will need to login to your webmail account. On cpanel the login link is usually your domain on port 2095. EG http://domain.com:2095
After logging into your mail account, go to the Settings menu normally in the top-right hand corner of the page in a horizontal menu. If you use Roundcube as your webmail software, the settings menu may be on the left verticle menu.
Inside the General Settings, choose Preferences >> User Interface and Change the date, time and time zone and click Save.
