[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39595: date_default_timezone_set in wp-settings.php is set prematurely and ignorantly, regardless of other defined settings

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#39595: date_default_timezone_set in wp-settings.php is set prematurely and
ignorantly, regardless of other defined settings
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 Reporter:  mkormendy          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:
Component:  Date/Time          |     Version:  4.7.1
 Severity:  minor              |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by Otto42):

 > Regardless of those improvements we can never stop setting it to UTC,
 since it would be a massive backwards compatibility break.

 I wouldn't go that far. We can do it eventually, but it has to be in
 stages, across a few releases. Unit tests likely come first. Then we have
 a basic test suite to ensure nothing horrible happens by mistake.

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