XX Time Ago PHP function.

Forum 9 years ago

XX Time Ago PHP function.

Use this simple PHP function to show time of actions as either x seconds ago, x minutes ago, x hours ago, x days ago, x months ago or x years ago.

Code:

function timeago($time){

 $time_difference = time() - $time;

 $seconds = $time_difference ;

 $minutes = round($time_difference / 60);

 $hours = round($time_difference / 3600);

 $days = round($time_difference / 86400);

 $weeks = round($time_difference / 604800);

 $months = round($time_difference / 2419200);

 $years = round($time_difference / 29030400);



 if($seconds <= 60)

 {

  Return "$seconds seconds ago";

 }

 elseif($minutes <= 60)

 {

  if($minutes==1)

  { Return"one minute ago"; }

  else

  { Return"$minutes minutes ago"; }

 }

 elseif($hours <= 24)

 {

  if($hours==1)

  { Return"one hour ago"; }

  else

  { Return"$hours hours ago"; }

 }

 elseif($days <=7)

 {

  if($days==1)

  { Return"one day ago"; }

  else

  { Return"$days days ago"; }

 }

 elseif($weeks <=4)

 {

  if($weeks==1)

  { Return"one week ago"; }

  else

  { Return"$weeks weeks ago"; }

 }

 elseif($months <=12)

 {

  if($months==1)

  { Return"one month ago"; }

  else

  { Return"$months months ago"; }

 }

 else

 {

  if($years==1)

  { Return"one year ago"; }

  else

  { Return"$years years ago"; }

 }

}