<?php
function timeago($datetime, $full = false) {
$now = new DateTime;
$ago = new DateTime($datetime);
$diff = $now->diff($ago);
$diff->w = floor($diff->d / 7);
$diff->d -= $diff->w * 7;
$string = array(
'y' => 'year',
'm' => 'month',
'w' => 'week',
'd' => 'day',
'h' => 'hour',
'i' => 'minute',
's' => 'second',
);
foreach ($string as $k => &$v) {
if ($diff->$k) {
$v = $diff->$k . ' ' . $v . ($diff->$k > 1 ? 's' : '');
} else {
unset($string[$k]);
}
}
if (!$full) $string = array_slice($string, 0, 1);
return $string ? implode(', ', $string) . ' ago' : 'just now';
}
function generateTimeAgo($tCreated, $tChanged) {
$strTimeAgo = '';
// date created
if(!empty($tCreated)) {
$t = gmdate("Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z", $tCreated);
$strTimeAgo = timeago($t);
// use date changed if exists
if(!empty($tChanged)) {
$t = gmdate("Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z", $tChanged);
$strTimeAgo = 'Updated ' . timeago($t);
}
}
return $strTimeAgo;
}
?>
Usage:
<span class="date-published">
<?php echo date("F d, Y", strtotime($editorPick->publishdate));?>
<?php echo ' | ' . generateTimeAgo($editorPick->timestamp_created, $editorPick->publishdate_react); ?>
</span>