Online PHP editor | refs for 01hgi

<?php // Query timestamp of entry //returns like this $entrydatetime = "2013-11-20 17:36:18"; //get current time $now = new \DateTime(); // Use DateTime on $entrydatetime $entrydatetime = new \DateTime($entrydatetime); // Seconds echo $now->getTimestamp() - $entrydatetime->getTimestamp() . "seconds\n"; // Human readable is more complex $age = $entrydatetime->diff($now); var_dump($age); // DateInterval if ($age->y > 0) { echo $age->format('%y years ago'); } else if ($age->m > 0) { echo $age->format('%m months ago'); } else if ($age->days > 0) { echo $age->format('%a days ago'); } else { echo $age->format('%h hours, %i minutes ago'); }