difference in time

hi to all!
on one eZine site, I have to show when the article is posted but as difference from NOW. like "posted 32 minutes ago", or "posted 5 days ago".

is there already sucha php/mysql function?

thanks.

-ll


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Lamp Lists wrote:
> hi to all!
> on one eZine site, I have to show when the article is posted but as difference from NOW. like "posted 32 minutes ago", or "posted 5 days ago".
>
> is there already sucha php/mysql function?
>
> thanks.

Hi,

I don't know about existing functions but you can use this:

function time_to_units($time) {

$years = floor($time / 60 / 60 / 24/ 365);
$time -= $years * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365;
$months = floor($time / 60 / 60 / 24 / 30);
$time -= $months * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30;
$weeks = floor($time / 60 / 60 / 24 / 7);
$time -= $weeks * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7;
$days = floor($time / 60 / 60 / 24);
$time -= $days * 60 * 60 * 24;
$hours = floor($time / 60 / 60);
$time -= $hours * 60 * 60;
$minutes = floor($time / 60);
$time -= $minutes * 60;
$seconds = $time;
$amount = 0;
$unit = '';

if ($years > 0) {

$amount = $years;
$unit = ' year';

if ($years > 1) {

$unit.= 's ';
}
}
elseif ($months > 0) {

$amount = $months;
$unit = ' month';

if ($months > 1) {

$unit.= 's ';
}
}
elseif ($weeks > 0) {

$amount = $weeks;
$unit = ' week';

if ($weeks > 1) {

$unit.= 's ';
}
}
elseif ($days > 0) {

$amount = $days;
$unit = ' day';

if ($days > 1) {

$unit.= 's ';
}
}
elseif ($hours > 0) {

$amount = $hours;
$unit = ' hour';

if ($hours > 1) {

$unit.= 's ';
}
}
elseif ($minutes > 0) {

$amount = $minutes;
$unit = ' minute';

if ($minutes > 1) {

$unit.= 's ';
}
}
elseif ($seconds > 0) {

$amount = $seconds;
$unit = ' second';

if ($seconds > 1) {

$unit.= 's ';
}
}

return $amount.$unit;
}

$posted = ; // some timestamp in the past
$now = time(); // as current as possible
$diff = ($now - $posted);

echo "posted ".time_to_units($diff)." ago";

I hope this helps ;-)
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Aschwin Wesselius

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