- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
try {
$date1 = new DateTime('2010-01-01 02:00:00');
$date2 = new DateTime('2010-01-01 01:30:00');
$diff = $date1->diff($date2);
var_dump($diff);
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo $e->getMessage();
exit(1);
}