timestamps written into the database should really be UTC

database/audit.go

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (ar *AuditRecord) Store() error {
 	if ar.Record > 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("audit record %d already stored", ar.Record)
 	}
-	moment := time.Now()
+	moment := time.Now().UTC()
 	rs, err := amdb.Exec(`INSERT INTO audit (on_date, event, uid, commid, ip, data1, data2, data3, data4)
 		VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?);`, moment, ar.Event, ar.Uid, ar.CommId, ar.IP,
 		ar.Data1, ar.Data2, ar.Data3, ar.Data4)

database/contactinfo.go

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (ci *ContactInfo) Save() (bool, error) {
 		_, err := amdb.NamedExec(`UPDATE contacts SET given_name = :given_name, family_name = :family_name, middle_init = :middle_init,
 		    prefix = :prefix, suffix = :suffix, company = :company, addr1 = :addr1, addr2 = :addr2, locality = :locality, region = :region,
 			pcode = :pcode, country = :country, phone = :phone, fax = :fax, mobile = :mobile, email = :email, pvt_addr = :pvt_addr,
-			pvt_phone = :pvt_phone, pvt_fax = :pvt_fax, pvt_email = :pvt_email, photo_url = :photo_url, url = :url, lastupdate = NOW()
+			pvt_phone = :pvt_phone, pvt_fax = :pvt_fax, pvt_email = :pvt_email, photo_url = :photo_url, url = :url, lastupdate = UTC_TIMESTAMP()
 			WHERE contactid = :contactid`, ci)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (ci *ContactInfo) Save() (bool, error) {
     		pvt_email, owner_uid, owner_commid, photo_url, url, lastupdate)
 			VALUES (:given_name, :family_name, :middle_init, :prefix, :suffix, :company, :addr1, :addr2, :locality,
 			:region, :pcode, :country, :phone, :fax, :mobile, :email, :pvt_addr, :pvt_phone, :pvt_fax, :pvt_email,
-			:owner_uid, :owner_commid, :photo_url, :url, NOW())`, ci)
+			:owner_uid, :owner_commid, :photo_url, :url, UTC_TIMESTAMP())`, ci)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}

database/ipban.go

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func AmTestIPBan(ip_address string) (string, error) {
 	rows, err := amdb.Query(`
 		SELECT message FROM ipban WHERE (address_lo & mask_lo) = (? & mask_lo)
 			AND (address_hi & mask_hi) = (? & mask_hi) AND (expire IS NULL OR expire >= ?)
-			AND enable <> 0 ORDER BY mask_hi DESC, mask_lo DESC`, iv_lo, iv_hi, time.Now())
+			AND enable <> 0 ORDER BY mask_hi DESC, mask_lo DESC`, iv_lo, iv_hi, time.Now().UTC())
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}

database/user.go

@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ func hashPassword(password string) string {
 func touchUser(user *User) {
 	user.Mutex.Lock()
 	defer user.Mutex.Unlock()
-	moment := time.Now()
+	moment := time.Now().UTC()
 	_, _ = amdb.Exec("UPDATE user SET lastaccess = ? WHERE uid = ?", moment, user.Uid)
 	user.LastAccess = &moment
 }
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func AmCreateNewUser(username string, password string, reminder string, dob *tim
 
 	// Insert the user record.
 	_, err2 := amdb.Exec(`INSERT INTO users (username, passhash, verify_email, lockout, email_confnum,
-		base_lvl, created, lastaccess, passreminder, description, dob) VALUES (?, ?, 0, 0, ?, ?, NOW(), NOW(), ?, '', ?)`,
+		base_lvl, created, lastaccess, passreminder, description, dob) VALUES (?, ?, 0, 0, ?, ?, UTC_TIMESTAMP(), UTC_TIMESTAMP(), ?, '', ?)`,
 		username, hashPassword(password), util.GenerateRandomConfirmationNumber(), AmDefaultRole("Global.NewUser").Level(),
 		reminder, dob)
 	if err2 != nil {