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How do I set the default timezone for the WAMP MySQL server.
Note: I am referring to MySQL, not Php.
When I enter either of the options below in my.ini
default-time-zone = "US/Central"
or
default-time-zone = "America/Chicago"
I get the mysql.log error:

[ERROR] Fatal error: Illegal or unknown default time zone 'US/Central'
or
[ERROR] Fatal error: Illegal or unknown default time zone 'America/Chicago'

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Bob

Try

default-time-zone = '+6:00'


The value can be given as a named time zone, such as 'Europe/Helsinki', 'US/Eastern', or 'MET'.
BUT
Named time zones can be used only if the time zone information tables in the mysql database have been created and populated.
Population is not done automatically!!!