[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #40653: Use PHP `DateTime` class API in `current_time()`

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#40653: Use PHP `DateTime` class API in `current_time()`
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 Reporter:  jdgrimes                    |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                 |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                      |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Date/Time                   |     Version:  1.0
 Severity:  normal                      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-unit-tests  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by jdgrimes):

 Note that this would also fix #38940, since the server timezone would no
 longer have any affect on the behavior of `current_time()`.

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