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Using PHP DateTime
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| <?php | |
| // Comparison and Formatting | |
| $start = new DateTime('now'); | |
| $end = new DateTime('2014-02-01'); | |
| echo 'Start: ' . $start->format('d M Y') . "\n"; | |
| echo 'End: ' . $end->format('d M Y') . "\n"; | |
| $diff = $end->diff($start); | |
| echo 'Comparison: ' . ($start < $end ? 'Start is less than End' : 'End is less than Start') . "\n"; | |
| echo 'Interval: ' . $diff->format('%y Year(s), %m Month(s), %d Day(s)') . "\n\n"; | |
| // Intervals and Formatting | |
| $start = new DateTime('now'); | |
| $end = new DateTime('next friday'); | |
| $interval = new DateInterval('P1D'); | |
| echo 'Start: ' . $start->format('d M Y') . "\n"; | |
| echo 'End: ' . $end->format('d M Y') . "\n"; | |
| echo 'Days Between: ' . "\n"; | |
| $period = new DatePeriod($start, $interval, $end); | |
| foreach ($period as $date) { | |
| echo $date->format('d M Y') . "\n"; | |
| } | |
| // Format Time Ago Helper | |
| function formatTimeAgo($timestamp) | |
| { | |
| $then = new DateTime($timestamp); | |
| $now = new DateTime('now'); | |
| $interval = $now->diff($then); | |
| $bits = array( | |
| 'year' => $interval->y, | |
| 'month' => $interval->m, | |
| 'day' => $interval->d, | |
| 'hour' => $interval->h, | |
| 'minute' => $interval->i, | |
| 'second' => $interval->s, | |
| ); | |
| foreach ($bits as $type => $value) { | |
| if ($value > 0) { | |
| return $value . ' ' . ($value > 1 ? $type . 's' : $type) . ' ago'; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| return false; | |
| } | |
| echo 'Format Time Ago: ' . formatTimeAgo('2012-08-12'); |
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