Thanks for the hint, John.
I did what you suggest and $now is 2 hours behind current time (guess it’s UTC time)
mysql date (Post Date GMT): 1455784671
mysql date (now): 1470733499
now: 2016-08-09 11:04:59
In WordPress, timezone is set to my current time (UTC + 2) as it is for the mysql server. So right now I am curious where we need to fix it.
edit: here’s the debugging for save_post
Post Status (before):publish<br/>
Post Status (after):publish<br/>
mysql date (Post Date GMT): 1455784671<br/>
mysql date (now): 1470740759<br/>
now: 2016-08-09 13:05:59
Post Status (before):publish<br/>
Post Status (after):future<br/>
mysql date (Post Date GMT): 1470747926<br/>
mysql date (now): 1470740759<br/>
now: 2016-08-09 13:05:59
Post Status (before):publish<br/>
Post Status (after):publish<br/>
mysql date (Post Date GMT): 1455784671<br/>
mysql date (now): 1470740759<br/>
now: 2016-08-09 13:05:59
Post Status (before):publish<br/>
Post Status (after):future<br/>
mysql date (Post Date GMT): 1470747926<br/>
mysql date (now): 1470740759<br/>
now: 2016-08-09 13:05:59
Post Status (before):publish<br/>
Post Status (after):publish<br/>
mysql date (Post Date GMT): 1455784671<br/>
mysql date (now): 1470740759<br/>
now: 2016-08-09 13:05:59
