[SOLVED] PLEASE HELP (TIME)

[max_w1]

hi, i am working on a new project where i have to make two pages, the first one(add.php) adds the products to the database and the next one(products.php) displays it, the problem is i don't want to display the time when the product was added, i want something like this "This product was added **seconds ago". can someone help me.

 

Thanks in advance.   

[gevans]

Well, if you're using timestamps this is very easy.

 

When you add the product, also add the current timestamp e.g 1229604675

 

When displaying you take that timestamp away from the current time, for example;

 

1229604696 - 1229604675 = 21

 

added 12 seconds ago

 

You can then use 21 (or whatever number you get) to change what it display, seconds, hours, days etc...

[Maq]

Providing code is the easiest way for us (mostly developers/programmers) to solve your problem.  Unless it is some kind of design issue.

[max_w1]

Well, if you're using timestamps this is very easy.

 

When you add the product, also add the current timestamp e.g 1229604675

 

When displaying you take that timestamp away from the current time, for example;

 

1229604696 - 1229604675 = 21

 

added 12 seconds ago

 

You can then use 21 (or whatever number you get) to change what it display, seconds, hours, days etc...

 

I tried using that method but it is showing me only seconds. like 60seconds ago 85 seconds ago... 400 seconds ago.

how do i make it show both in seconds and minutes?

[ngreenwood6]

convert it using the date function:

 

$initial_time = "123456789";

$time = date("i:s", $time);

echo $time;

[premiso]

$time1 = 1229604696;
$time2 = 1229604675;

$diff = $time1 - $time2;
$minutes = floor($diff * 60);
$seconds = round($diff/60, 0);

echo $minutes " Minutes and<br />";
echo $seconds " Seconds since.<br />";

 

EDIT:

Modified to show seconds remaining instead of total seconds.

[ngreenwood6]

Good one premiso never thought about doing it like that lol.

[max_w1]

$time1 = 1229604696;
$time2 = 1229604675;

$diff = $time1 - $time2;
$minutes = floor($diff * 60);
$seconds = round($diff/60, 0);

echo $minutes " Minutes and<br />";
echo $seconds " Seconds since.<br />";

i tried that too, but the problem is, i am using the time in a loop and when i use the above function it repeats the same time.

EDIT:

Modified to show seconds remaining instead of total seconds.

[max_w1]

hi guys, thank you for trying to help me.

i have found a solution for this problem.

$ftime = time() - $time_stored_in_database;
            if ($ftime > 60)
			{
			$mtime = $ftime/60;
			echo $mtime." minutes ago";
			}
			else
			{
			echo $ftime. "seconds ago";
			}

this works great.

But this is returning very long values like 74.1333333333. does any one here know how to make this short?

[premiso]

round