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PHP: Convert an ISO 8601 duration / date (Such as the one YouTube uses) interval to seconds
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iso8601ToSeconds.php
<?php
function iso8601ToSeconds($input) {
$duration = new DateInterval($input);
$hours_to_seconds = $duration->h * 60 * 60;
$minutes_to_seconds = $duration->i * 60;
$seconds = $duration->s;
return $hours_to_seconds + $minutes_to_seconds + $seconds;
}
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This doesn't work.

PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Exception: Unknown or bad format (P10675199DT2H48M5.4775807S) in /tmp/t.php:4
Stack trace:
#0 /tmp/t.php(4): DateInterval->__construct()
#1 /tmp/t.php(11): iso8601ToSeconds()
#2 {main}
  thrown in /tmp/t.php on line 4

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