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How to display time in PHP based on how much time has passed_PHP Tutorial
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- 2016-07-13 09:51:491370browse
PHP implements the method of displaying time by how long has passed
This article describes the example of how PHP displays time by how long has passed. Share it with everyone for your reference. The details are as follows:
Here is a more readable way to display how much time has passed, such as: 10 seconds from now, 1 day from now, etc.
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function time_is_older_than($t, $check_time){
$t = strtolower($t);
$time_type = substr(preg_replace('/[^a-z]/', '', $t), 0, 1);
$val = intval(preg_replace('/[^0-9]/', '', $t));
$ts = 0;
// (s)econds, (m)inutes, (d)ays, (y)ears
if ($time_type == 's'){ $ts = $val; }
else if ($time_type == 'm'){ $ts = $val * 60; }
else if ($time_type == 'h'){ $ts = $val * 60 * 60; }
else if ($time_type == 'd'){ $ts = $val * 60 * 60 * 24; }
else if ($time_type == 'y'){ $ts = $val * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365; }
else { die('Unknown time format given!'); }
if ($check_time < (time()-$ts)){ return true; }
return false;
}
//Usage example:
// timestamp to test:
// (could be from an database or something else)
$time = 1146722922;
// long if check:
if (time_is_older_than('30m', $time)){
print 'The given timestamp: ' . date('l dS of F Y h:i:s A',$time);
print " - is older than 30 minutes n"; } else { print 'The given timestamp: ' . date('l dS of F Y h:i:s A',$time); print " - is NOT older than 30 minutes n"; } // short checks: if (time_is_older_than('10s', $time)){ print "Is older than 10 seconds n"; } if (time_is_older_than('200m', $time)){ print "Is older than 200 minutes n"; } if (time_is_older_than('2h', $time)){ print "Is older than 2 hours n"; } if (time_is_older_than('4d', $time)){ print "Is older than 4 days n"; } if (time_is_older_than('1y', $time)){ print "Is older than one year n"; } |