- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$blackFridayDate = new DateTime('27-11-2014 23:59:59');
$nowTimestamp = new DateTime('now');
$bfDays = $bfHours = $bfMinutes = $bfSeconds = 0;
if ( $blackFridayDate > $nowTimestamp ) {
$bfDays = $blackFridayDate->diff($nowTimestamp)->d;
$bfHours = $blackFridayDate->diff($nowTimestamp)->h;
$bfMinutes = $blackFridayDate->diff($nowTimestamp)->i;
$bfSeconds = $blackFridayDate->diff($nowTimestamp)->s;
var_dump($bfDays, $bfHours, $bfMinutes, $bfSeconds);
}