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[Database & ORM](/categories/database) 4. / 5. shapecode/doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc ActiveLibrary[Database & ORM](/categories/database) shapecode/doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc =================================== A custom Doctine DBAL type to use PHP DateTime objects set to the UTC timezone. 5.0.0(2y ago)12.3k1MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI passing Since Nov 27Pushed 8mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/shapecode/doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/shapecode/doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc)[ GitHub Sponsors](http://github.com/sponsors/nicklog)[ Fund](https://liberapay.com/nicklog)[ RSS](/packages/shapecode-doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelogDependencies (11)Versions (7)Used By (1) doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc ========================= [](#doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc) [![paypal](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/863cb4528d59447a96106e65c87541c857b3cc163ba9dd39edb9050bb5090618/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f446f6e6174652d50617970616c2d626c75652e737667)](http://paypal.me/nloges) [![PHP Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cde80bd61029103babb6918cf808e809e8fe79cbc367dbd5c32673f60288b35d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f7068702d762f7368617065636f64652f646f637472696e652d6462616c2d6461746574696d657574632e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/shapecode/doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7a35f60740ca5584c62e045c84c55876f1323e71a1ed9d95468c05e79f9a0183/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f7368617065636f64652f646f637472696e652d6462616c2d6461746574696d657574632e7376673f6c6162656c3d737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/shapecode/doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc)[![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e58b6032065b2fc8a799be20eed1d0c70ea36f5eb3d521a13d1c0a468f430adf/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f767072652f7368617065636f64652f646f637472696e652d6462616c2d6461746574696d657574632e7376673f6c6162656c3d756e737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/shapecode/doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/da24fd635ddc6c4136de5bf31fc58fe47b115f6f94a12912c03e6e6f0f6dc7ea/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f7368617065636f64652f646f637472696e652d6462616c2d6461746574696d657574632e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/shapecode/doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc)[![Monthly Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7063b8ea351049ec771ec2c1efceaab1ae7d2d99ccc690c80674ceb7d3d75152/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f646d2f7368617065636f64652f646f637472696e652d6462616c2d6461746574696d657574632e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/shapecode/doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc)[![Daily Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/502a701550412f40608d29d83ba0868f6bf632ccf390711343528541b1b63277/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64642f7368617065636f64652f646f637472696e652d6462616c2d6461746574696d657574632e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/shapecode/doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/afc2411de71ee674e8f344515369ea22d43815b3f5a40aa98fb63bb32be22b20/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f7368617065636f64652f646f637472696e652d6462616c2d6461746574696d657574632e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/shapecode/cron-bundle) A Doctrine DBAL [Custom Mapping Type](http://docs.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-orm/en/latest/cookbook/custom-mapping-types.html) allowing the use of PHP DateTime objects automatically set to the UTC timezone. Databases [suck at timezones](http://derickrethans.nl/storing-date-time-in-database.html). The best way to deal with this is to store the date and time in UTC and separately store the timezone that should be used for display purposes. By default, PHP will create DateTime objects set the server's timezone. This custom type overrides this to set the timezone to UTC, allowing you to later convert to the proper timezone for display. Install via composer: ``` composer req shapecode/doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc ``` Add the custom type before instantiating your entity manager: ``` use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type; use Shapecode\Doctrine\DBAL\Types\DateTimeUTCType; Type::addType(DateTimeUTCType::DATETIMEUTC, DateTimeUTCType::class); ``` Enjoy! ### Health Score 42 — FairBetter than 88% of packages Maintenance43 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity19 Limited adoption so far Community11 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity80 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~682 days Recently: every ~739 days Total 6 Last Release 870d ago Major Versions 1.0.0 → 2.0.02016-02-24 2.0.0 → 3.0.02020-12-31 3.1.0 → 4.0.02023-12-02 4.0.0 → 5.0.02024-04-01 PHP version history (5 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3.2 2.0.0PHP >=5.5 3.0.0PHP ^7.3|^8.0 3.1.0PHP ^8.1 4.0.0PHP ^8.2 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/aa5022bc04220e19fd14f86fd9db50a3a1ddc1808cc282f79ffe0fff181359c8?d=identicon)[Nicklog](/maintainers/Nicklog) --- Top Contributors [![austinsmorris](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1616868?v=4)](https://github.com/austinsmorris "austinsmorris (13 commits)")[![nicklog](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/462920?v=4)](https://github.com/nicklog "nicklog (10 commits)")[![mrkrstphr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/164472?v=4)](https://github.com/mrkrstphr "mrkrstphr (4 commits)") --- Tags doctrinedbaldatetimeutc ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/shapecode-doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/shapecode-doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/shapecode-doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc) ``` ### Alternatives [martin-georgiev/postgresql-for-doctrine Extends Doctrine with native PostgreSQL support for arrays, JSONB, ranges, PostGIS geometries, text search, ltree, uuid, and 100+ PostgreSQL-specific functions. 4566.0M4](/packages/martin-georgiev-postgresql-for-doctrine)[flow-php/doctrine-dbal-bulk Bulk inserts and updates for Doctrine DBAL 14404.6k5](/packages/flow-php-doctrine-dbal-bulk)[austinsmorris/doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc A custom Doctine DBAL type to use PHP DateTime objects set to the UTC timezone. 10136.3k1](/packages/austinsmorris-doctrine-dbal-datetimeutc)[vasek-purchart/doctrine-date-time-immutable-types Doctrine DateTimeImmutable types 45230.5k](/packages/vasek-purchart-doctrine-date-time-immutable-types)[sllh/doctrine-dbal-utc-datetime UTC DateTime type for Doctrine DBAL 1137.5k](/packages/sllh-doctrine-dbal-utc-datetime)[vasek-purchart/doctrine-date-time-immutable-types-bundle Bundle integration of Doctrine DateTimeImmutable types for Symfony 1085.7k](/packages/vasek-purchart-doctrine-date-time-immutable-types-bundle) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)