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Behat test failure on 32bit PHP

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      I encountered the following Behat failure because a date used in one of the tests is set to 2050.

      04. "Available from 31 December 2050." text was not found in the page
      		 
          In step `Then I should see "Available from 31 December 2050."'.                             # behat_general::assert_page_contains_text()
      		 
          From scenario `Show activity greyed-out to students when available from date is in future'. # C:\xampp\htdocs\master_integration\completion\tests\behat\restrict_activity_by_date.feature:31
      		 
          Of feature `Restrict activity availability through date conditions'.                        # C:\xampp\htdocs\master_integration\completion\tests\behat\restrict_activity_by_date.feature

      This fails with 32bit PHP because of the limit of unsigned integers at 2147483648, which means the maximum date/time is Tue, 19 Jan 2038 03:14:08 GMT.

      The fix to the this problem is to change the date to one earlier than the limit, or we could just ignore the problem under with the knowledge we have about 32bit limitations and sleep well at night.

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          is a regression caused by

          Task - A task that needs to be completed. Tasks usually refer to work that must be done outside the product. MDL-42282 Automate MDLQA-509 - A teacher can prevent students from accessing an activity between specified dates

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed
          Testing discovered

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-43395 get_records*_sql silently converts invalid limit param to integer

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed
          will be (partly) resolved by

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-9046 Database date field does not allow entering date before 1970 or after 2038

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed

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              dmonllao David Monllaó
              salvetore Michael de Raadt
              Michael de Raadt Michael de Raadt
              Dan Poltawski Dan Poltawski
              Jason Fowler Jason Fowler
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                10/Mar/14