- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$time1 = new DateTime('2018-10-01 13:00:00');
$time2 = new DateTime('2018-10-01 13:59:00');
$time3 = new DateTime('2018-10-01 14:29:00');
$time4 = new DateTime('2018-10-01 15:29:00');
$part1= $time1->diff($time2)->format('%h:%i:%s');
$part2= $time2->diff($time3)->format('%h:%i:%s');
$part3= $time3->diff($time4)->format('%h:%i:%s');
$part4 = new DateTime('00:00');
$part4Clone = clone $part4;
$part4->add($time1->diff($time2));
$part4->add($time2->diff($time3));
$part4 = $part4->diff($part4Clone)->format('%h:%i:%s');
var_dump($part1,$part2,$part3,$part4);