[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35053: XML-RPC when post with date_created_gmt, its post_date will gmt date not local date

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#35053: XML-RPC when post with date_created_gmt, its post_date will gmt date not
local date
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 Reporter:  hnle                          |       Owner:  wonderboymusic
     Type:  defect (bug)                  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                        |   Milestone:  4.4.1
Component:  XML-RPC                       |     Version:  4.4
 Severity:  normal                        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-unit-tests needs-testing  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by dd32):

 I'm hesitant to change `iso8601_to_datetime()` to use date functions
 directly, especially in a point release.

 FYI WordPress also sets the datetimezone to UTC during bootstrap, so it
 can be assumed to be set to that if it makes life easier.

 Why is there `try{} catch{}` handling in the unit tests wrapping
 `iso8601_to_datetime()`? If those datetimes can throw exceptions they need
 to be caught inside `iso8601_to_datetime()`.

 Doesn't the `America/New_York` timezone respect DST? If that's the case,
 adding 5hrs isn't always correct. Probably best to use a `UTC+x` timezone
 for tests so it's explicit.

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