date time error

[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
You can try setting the timezone to your timezone.

Code:

// Backup timezone and set to GMT
$timezone_backup = date_default_timezone_get();
date_default_timezone_set("GMT");  // Examples: UTC, GMT, Atlantic/Azores

More here:
PHP Date

In CI you can set it to gmt time in the ./application/config/config.php file.