How might I format relative dates the way Stack Overflow does "member since" and "last seen"?

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How do I calculate relative time?

I want to know how to display these data as seen on stackoverflow.com profile page. I have the timestamp of users registered date and last visit date. But I need to display using stackoverflow.com format.

For example:

Member since: 9 months
Last seen: just now

Is there any script to convert these dates and display in such format?

There are allot of ways to do this. For a specific "how-to", what language are you using? — Todd Moses, Sep 15 '11 at 15:36
@Code: why? He's not asking a question about SO, he's just using it as an example. — Shog9, Sep 15 '11 at 21:21

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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This is a duplicate of this question which is a duplicate of this question which has some great code samples including PHP.

In addition to all this, if are you using jQuery you can do this client-side with something like the timeago plugin. It has the advantage of updating the text as time passes so if you load a page and it says "posted 5 minutes ago" and look again 5 minutes later, it says "posted 10 minutes ago"

edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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answered Sep 15 '11 at 21:28

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Good catch. But next time, consider flagging so a moderator can close with a link to that question... – Shog9 Sep 15 '11 at 21:56

How might I format relative dates the way Stack Overflow does "member since" and "last seen"?

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