Getting "Time since" using preset time. ("2012-03-27 16:01:48 CEST")

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I'm trying to convert this "2012-03-27 16:01:48 CEST" into "1 hour and 22 minutes since". Preferably automatic time-zone management.

I can not change how the time is set. It will always be "2012-03-27 16:01:48 CEST" or something similar. Any ideas? I'm open for anything!

This answer might help you. [How to format time since xxx e.g. “4 minutes ago” similar to Stack Exchange sites][1] [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3177836/how-to-format-time-since-xxx-e-g-4-minutes-ago-similar-to-stack-exchange-site — Epuri, Mar 27 '12 at 14:51

dan-lee · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-27T15:00:51.050

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I love DateTime!

$a = new DateTime('2012-03-27 16:01:48 CEST');
$b = new DateTime();

$diff = $b->diff($a);

echo $diff->h,' hours and ',$diff->i,' minutes';

edited Mar 27 '12 at 15:00

answered Mar 27 '12 at 14:51

dan-lee

You need >= PHP 5.3 to get it work, and I am sorry I mistook `m` for minutes, but it is actually `i`. See [here](http://www.php.net/manual/en/class.dateinterval.php) – dan-lee Mar 27 '12 at 15:00
Would you look at that! Excellent! – Mats Bakken Mar 27 '12 at 15:03

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 27 '12 at 14:49

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Take a look at: http://www.datejs.com/ It's a handy library for formatting and calculating dates.

answered Mar 27 '12 at 14:49

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 27 '12 at 15:03

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Check php gmdate() function

answered Mar 27 '12 at 15:03

wormhit

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