[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17957: wp_reschedule_event & daylight saving

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#17957: wp_reschedule_event & daylight saving
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 Reporter:  MattyRob     |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Cron         |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-codex  |
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Comment (by MattyRob):

 This ticket is not about changing the server time nor the WordPress time.
 It's more about the fact that events are scheduled and re-scheduled using
 UTC timestamps rather than local timestamps.

 These local timestamps are relative to UTC of course but when DST changes
 occur in a calendar year the result is that currently scheduled events can
 move forwards or backwards an hour. I'm not sure they would do this is the
 local time was used as that updates with DST.

 I am fully aware that WP Cron is not as reliable as server cron however
 when an event is schedule at a particular time users will expect it to
 happen at that time year round, not to move twice a year.

 This is already a low priority to fix as it's been open for 2 years but
 has only resurfaced due to the overlap with the AutoUpdate code.

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