Ticket #4994: 4994.2.r6668.diff

wp-includes/functions.php

@@ -1676 +1676 @@
                         trigger_error( printf( __("%s is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version %s with no alternative available."), $file, $version ) );
         }
 }
-?>
+
+/**
+ * wp_set_default_timezone() - Sets the default timezone to GMT.
+ *
+ * @since 2.5
+ *
+ * @return void Returns nothing
+ */
+function wp_set_default_timezone() {
+        if( function_exists('date_default_timezone_set') ) {
+                date_default_timezone_set('Etc/GMT');
+        }
+}
+
+?>
+ No newline at end of file

wp-settings.php

@@ -204 +204 @@
 if ( is_wp_error($prefix) )
         wp_die('<strong>ERROR</strong>: <code>$table_prefix</code> in <code>wp-config.php</code> can only contain numbers, letters, and underscores.');
 
+wp_set_default_timezone();
+
 if ( file_exists(ABSPATH . 'wp-content/object-cache.php') )
         require_once (ABSPATH . 'wp-content/object-cache.php');
 else