How much is the past has been of a date identifies, by php

Question

I want determine how much is the past has been of days, months and years from a date identifies. Unfortunately, my server does not support the php v.5.3, it only supported php v.5.2. i have code in php v.5.3, what can use it in php v.5.2: What do i do?

<?php
$new_date = '2010/7/11';
$then = DateTime::createFromFormat("Y/m/d",$new_date);
$diff = $then->diff(new DateTime());
$year_d = $diff->format("%y"); 
$month_d = $diff->format("%m"); 
$day_d = $diff->format("%d");

echo $year_d .' - ' . $month_d .' - ' . $day_d; //OutPut: 2 - 1 - 21

DEMO: http://codepad.viper-7.com/VNM7OX

See this post, the concept is the same: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/365191/how-to-get-time-difference-in-minutes-in-php — ubrog, Sep 01 '12 at 15:23
oh it's pretty easy. Save last `timestamp` and compare to the current one. — Yang, Sep 02 '12 at 11:05

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 03 '12 at 07:54

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How about converting to Unix time?

$new_date = '7-11-2010';
$diff = time() - strtotime($new_date); //In seconds
//And you can convert with simple operations

edited Sep 03 '12 at 07:54

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answered Sep 01 '12 at 15:26

Miguel Beltrán

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I want a age calculation on date with day, month, year. How is it? – jennifer Jolie Sep 01 '12 at 16:56

How much is the past has been of a date identifies, by php

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