Is there a better way

[dreamwest]

Is there a simple way to convert a time format like:

 

Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:02 am 

 

Into how long ago this time was:

 

2 days, 15mins

[Lamez]

Peak on over at: http://us.php.net/preg_replace

[Mark Baker]

<?php

$inputTime = 'Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:02 am ';
$timeThen = strtotime($inputTime);
$timeNow = time();

$timeDiff = $timeNow - $timeThen;


$seconds = ($timeDiff % 60);
$timeDiff = floor($timeDiff / 60);
$minutes = ($timeDiff % 60);
$timeDiff = floor($timeDiff / 60);
$hours = ($timeDiff % 24);
$timeDiff = floor($timeDiff / 24);
$days = $timeDiff;

echo 'It has been '.$days.' Days, '.$hours.' hours and '.$minutes.' minutes since '.$inputTime;

?>

 

But I really, really want to see how this can be done using only preg_replace()

[Lamez]

lmao! Oops I was reading the manual, and I did not read his question at all. I just assumed when I saw the example he gave. My Bad!