/** * A helper method to return a current date in the MySQL format. */ public static function getCurrentMySqlDate() { if (self::$_currentMySqlDate) { return self::$_currentMySqlDate; } $hrsOffset = get_option('gmt_offset'); if (strpos($hrsOffset, '-') !== 0) { $hrsOffset = '+' . $hrsOffset; } $hrsOffset .= ' hours'; $time = strtotime($hrsOffset, time()); self::$_currentMySqlDate = date("Y-m-d", $time); return self::$_currentMySqlDate; }