[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28636: Add functions for working with local dates and times

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#28636: Add functions for working with local dates and times
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 Reporter:  mboynes                |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement            |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                 |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Date/Time              |     Version:  2.9
 Severity:  normal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion has-patch  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by mboynes):

 Here's the use-case which influenced this:

 Let's say I have a form with a datepicker, and I want to schedule a cron
 event based on the date string I enter, perhaps 2014-11-19 at 23:00. If I
 use `strtotime()`, for me in EST, this will end up firing 5 hours earlier
 than I'm expecting. `wp_strtotime()` takes the trouble out of doing the
 conversion.

 I think benefits/use cases for `wp_date()` are probably a bit more
 obvious. If I call `date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s' )`, I don't get my current time,
 which I think can be confusing for developers. Calling `wp_date( 'Y-m-d
 H:i:s' )` simply provides the site's local time. Similarly, you can pass a
 timestamp, and you're going to get back the requested date/time format in
 the site's local timezone.

 Since these aren't going to be used anywhere in core out of the gate, I
 don't think there's any harm in including them late in beta, but if you
 still want to punt to 4.2, I understand. Let me know if you have any
 questions!

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