Date & Time

source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/Apps.page

@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ $memRaw = trim(str_replace("MemTotal:","",exec("cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemTota
 $memoryInstalled = explode(" ",$memRaw);
 
 $CArequirementsNOTmet = $memoryInstalled[0] < 2500000;
+$ServerDateCorrect = checkServerDate() ? "true": "false";
 
 
 function tr($string,$ret=false) {
@@ -270,6 +271,8 @@ $(function(){
   if ( "<?=$date?>" == "1/01" )  addBannerWarning("<?tr("Happy New Year!")?>",false);
   if ( "<?=$date?>" == "12/31" ) addBannerWarning("<?tr("Happy New Year!")?> <i style='float:initial;cursor:initial;' class='fa fa-beer'></i> <?tr("Please Enjoy Responsibly")?>",false);
 
+  if ( "<?=$ServerDateCorrect?>" == "false" ) addBannerWarning("<?tr("Server Date and Time Incorrect.  Issues will result with Community Applications.  Fix this in Settings - Date And Time")?>",true,true);
+
   context.init({preventDoubleContext:false,left:false,right:false,bottom:true,above:true});
 
   $(".maxPerPage").html(sprintf("<?tr("Results Per Page: %s")?>","<?=$cfg['maxPerPage']?>"));

source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/ca.md5

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-dbcd3253215c5714e7fb165f02bc782c  ./Apps.page
+6128b283301eb61e14826fbc5365d899  ./Apps.page
 385834d91dc8758bfcd5d34f1c3e530e  ./CA_notices.page
 2c2a1b7d148fe51ee38813d1a0e71589  ./ca_settings.page
 01ed7990078dee7cecfeda9a4e49377e  ./default.cfg
-2fbccf0c27923cf5089e496993deecfc  ./include/exec.php
-4bb86b8d71180b347444e9cb88f5d3d3  ./include/helpers.php
+08d934821777b8383f477b9e742c5363  ./include/exec.php
+06e6f49f82df8bf88c615c65c4b6b13d  ./include/helpers.php
 343e1d26129551fc142b09b5d6e10503  ./include/paths.php
 7234caf6800479df03abb222aaedaca5  ./javascript/libraries.js
 71f911a818d88d3d567f8a2898094ee2  ./README.md

source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/include/exec.php

@@ -1036,8 +1036,12 @@ function force_update() {
     $updatedSyncFlag = true;
     if (! DownloadApplicationFeed() ) {
       $o['script'] = "$('.onlyShowWithFeed').hide();";
-      $o['data'] =  "<div class='ca_center'><font size='4'><span class='ca_bold'>".tr("Download of appfeed failed.")."</span></font><font size='3'><br><br>Community Applications requires your server to have internet access.  The most common cause of this failure is a failure to resolve DNS addresses.  You can try and reset your modem and router to fix this issue, or set static DNS addresses (Settings - Network Settings) of 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 and try again.<br><br>Alternatively, there is also a chance that the server handling the application feed is temporarily down.  See also <a href='https://forums.unraid.net/topic/120220-fix-common-problems-more-information/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-1101084' target='_blank'>this post</a> for more information";
-      $tempFile = @file_get_contents($caPaths['appFeedDownloadError']);
+      if ( checkServerDate() )
+        $o['data'] =  "<div class='ca_center'><font size='4'><span class='ca_bold'>".tr("Download of appfeed failed.")."</span></font><font size='3'><br><br>Community Applications requires your server to have internet access.  The most common cause of this failure is a failure to resolve DNS addresses.  You can try and reset your modem and router to fix this issue, or set static DNS addresses (Settings - Network Settings) of 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 and try again.<br><br>Alternatively, there is also a chance that the server handling the application feed is temporarily down.  See also <a href='https://forums.unraid.net/topic/120220-fix-common-problems-more-information/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-1101084' target='_blank'>this post</a> for more information";
+      else 
+        $o['data'] =  "<div class='ca_center'><font size='4'><span class='ca_bold'>".tr("Download of appfeed failed.")."</span></font><font size='3'><br><br>Community Applications requires your server to have internet access.  This could be because it appears that the current date and time of your server is incorrect.  Correct this within Settings - Date And Time.  See also <a href='https://forums.unraid.net/topic/120220-fix-common-problems-more-information/page/2/?tab=comments#comment-1101084' target='_blank'>this post</a> for more information";
+      
+        $tempFile = @file_get_contents($caPaths['appFeedDownloadError']);
       $downloaded = @file_get_contents($tempFile);
       if (strlen($downloaded) > 100)
         $o['data'] .= "<font size='2' color='red'><br><br>It *appears* that a partial download of the application feed happened (or is malformed), therefore it is probable that the application feed is temporarily down.  Please try again later)</font>";

source/community.applications/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/community.applications/include/helpers.php

@@ -752,6 +752,25 @@ function plain($ip) {
   return str_replace(['[',']'],'',$ip);
 }
 
+###########################################
+# Checks server date against CA's version #
+###########################################
+# only a quick check if date on server is 30 days before CA's version.  Not 100% accurate to determine if date & time on server is incorrect
+
+function checkServerDate() {
+  $currentDate = strtotime(date("Y-m-d"));
+  $caVersion = preg_replace("/[^0-9.]/","",plugin("version","/var/log/plugins/community.applications.plg"));
+  if ( ! $caVersion )
+    return true;
+  $caVersion = str_replace(".","-",$caVersion);
+  $caVersion = strtotime($caVersion);
+
+  if ( ($caVersion - $currentDate) > 2592000 ) # 30 Days
+    return false;
+  else
+    return true;
+}
+
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