llms_get_date_diff( mixed $time1, mixed $time2, integer $precision = 2 )

Get human readable time difference between 2 dates


Description Description

Return difference between 2 dates in year, month, hour, minute or second The $precision caps the number of time units used: for instance if $time1 – $time2 = 3 days, 4 hours, 12 minutes, 5 seconds

  • with precision = 1 : 3 days
  • with precision = 2 : 3 days, 4 hours
  • with precision = 3 : 3 days, 4 hours, 12 minutes.

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Parameters Parameters

$time1

(mixed) (Required) A time (string or timestamp).

$time2

(mixed) (Required) A time (string or timestamp).

$precision

(integer) (Optional) precision. Default is 2.

Default value: 2


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Return Return

(string) time difference


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Source Source

File: includes/llms.functions.core.php

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function llms_get_date_diff( $time1, $time2, $precision = 2 ) {
    // If not numeric then convert timestamps.
    if ( ! is_numeric( $time1 ) ) {
        $time1 = strtotime( $time1 );
    }
    if ( ! is_numeric( $time2 ) ) {
        $time2 = strtotime( $time2 );
    }
    // If time1 > time2 then swap the 2 values.
    if ( $time1 > $time2 ) {
        list( $time1, $time2 ) = array( $time2, $time1 );
    }
    // Set up intervals and diffs arrays.
    $intervals     = array( 'year', 'month', 'day', 'hour', 'minute', 'second' );
    $l18n_singular = array(
        'year'   => __( 'year', 'lifterlms' ),
        'month'  => __( 'month', 'lifterlms' ),
        'day'    => __( 'day', 'lifterlms' ),
        'hour'   => __( 'hour', 'lifterlms' ),
        'minute' => __( 'minute', 'lifterlms' ),
        'second' => __( 'second', 'lifterlms' ),
    );
    $l18n_plural   = array(
        'year'   => __( 'years', 'lifterlms' ),
        'month'  => __( 'months', 'lifterlms' ),
        'day'    => __( 'days', 'lifterlms' ),
        'hour'   => __( 'hours', 'lifterlms' ),
        'minute' => __( 'minutes', 'lifterlms' ),
        'second' => __( 'seconds', 'lifterlms' ),
    );
    $diffs         = array();
    foreach ( $intervals as $interval ) {
        // Create temp time from time1 and interval.
        $ttime = strtotime( '+1 ' . $interval, $time1 );
        // Set initial values.
        $add    = 1;
        $looped = 0;
        // Loop until temp time is smaller than time2.
        while ( $time2 >= $ttime ) {
            // Create new temp time from time1 and interval.
            $add++;
            $ttime = strtotime( '+' . $add . ' ' . $interval, $time1 );
            $looped++;
        }
        $time1              = strtotime( '+' . $looped . ' ' . $interval, $time1 );
        $diffs[ $interval ] = $looped;
    }
    $count = 0;
    $times = array();
    foreach ( $diffs as $interval => $value ) {
        // Break if we have needed precision.
        if ( $count >= $precision ) {
            break;
        }
        // Add value and interval if value is bigger than 0.
        if ( $value > 0 ) {
            if ( 1 != $value ) {
                $text = $l18n_plural[ $interval ];
            } else {
                $text = $l18n_singular[ $interval ];
            }
            // Add value and interval to times array.
            $times[] = $value . ' ' . $text;
            $count++;
        }
    }
    // Return string with times.
    return implode( ', ', $times );


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3.24.0 Introduced.

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