[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 Rarst):

 That `Etc/*` conversion method for `gmt_offset` case is unreliable (won't
 handle half–hour cases for example).

 For my take on it see my `WpDateTime` lib:
 https://github.com/Rarst/wpdatetime/blob/master/php/WpDateTimeZone.php

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