[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25365: timeAgo attribute for revisions produces the wrong result due to missing UTC in strtotime

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#25365: timeAgo attribute for revisions produces the wrong result due to missing
UTC in strtotime
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 Reporter:  biranit       |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Revisions     |     Version:  3.6.1
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by Biranit):

 I'm really sorry I've not replied before -- it's been a little difficult
 around here, recently...

 I just wanted to say: it's not realistic to prevent PHP settings of
 timezone. In fact, on a PHP install without setting timezone, PHP now
 issues a warning. So most sysadmins will likely set up a timezone.

 Furthermore, on shared servers, the local directive for PHP timezone is
 very important: it affects error log files, for example; and other non-
 WordPress scripts.

 WordPress should be self-contained, in my opinion, and this is really a
 very simple thing to resolve to ensure there is no discrepancy in times.
 Fact is, this issue does NOT occur anywhere other than revisions. So why
 not just solve this simply by adding that . " UTC" bit to those functions?

 Many thanks,

 Bira

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