transform time into local time in Ruby on Rails

Question

Right now I have: `Time.strftime("%I:%M%p")` which gives me the `hr:min AM/PM` format which I need. However it's coming back in UTC and I need it local time zone. How do I change it to local time zone and keep that same format for time?

Accepted Answer

Also, remember that as of Rails 2.1, Timezones are supported.

in your config/environment.rb file:

```
config.time_zone = 'UTC'
```

You can find other values by running

```
 rake time:zones:local
```

And Ryan Bates has a great railscast on it: http://railscasts.com/episodes/106-time-zones-in-rails-2-1

transform time into local time in Ruby on Rails

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