php 8.x is being strict about date.timezone.

the php.ini that is included with the package has the wrong date.timezone.
this date.timezone = “US/Pacific” is in the current php.ini
notice the depreciated US/Pacific and also the curly double quotes.
php's own site has a space, and php will error if there are any spaces so use underscore.
some were suggesting US, but US errors for me.https://www.php.net/manual/en/timezones.america.php
below is what works
date.timezone = "America/Los_Angeles"