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+--TEST--
+Regression introduce in fix for Bug #67118
+--INI--
+date.timezone=Europe/Paris
+--FILE--
+<?php
+class Foo extends DateTime {
+    public function __construct($time = null) {
+        $tz = new DateTimeZone('UTC');
+        try {
+            echo "First try\n";
+            parent::__construct($time, $tz);
+            return;
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            echo "Second try\n";
+            parent::__construct($time.'C', $tz);
+        }
+    }
+}
+$date = '12 Sep 2007 15:49:12 UT';
+var_dump(new Foo($date));
+?>
+Done
+--EXPECTF--
+First try
+Second try
+object(Foo)#1 (3) {
+  ["date"]=>
+  string(26) "2007-09-12 15:49:12.000000"
+  ["timezone_type"]=>
+  int(3)
+  ["timezone"]=>
+  string(3) "UTC"
+}
+Done
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