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Fuzzy/approx of a date in the past (php function).
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| <?php | |
| /** Returns a fuzzy/approx of a date in the past. */ | |
| function fuzzyDate($date){ | |
| $time = strtotime($date); | |
| $now = time(); | |
| $ago = $now - $time; | |
| if ($ago < 60) { | |
| $when = round($ago); | |
| $s = ($when == 1) ? "second" : "seconds"; | |
| return "$when $s ago"; | |
| } elseif ($ago < 3600) { | |
| $when = round($ago / 60); | |
| $m = ($when == 1) ? "minute" : "minutes"; | |
| return "$when $m ago"; | |
| } elseif ($ago >= 3600 && $ago < 86400) { | |
| $when = round($ago / 60 / 60); | |
| $h = ($when == 1) ? "hour" : "hours"; | |
| return "$when $h ago"; | |
| } elseif ($ago >= 86400 && $ago < 2629743.83) { | |
| $when = round($ago / 60 / 60 / 24); | |
| $d = ($when == 1) ? "day" : "days"; | |
| return "$when $d ago"; | |
| } elseif ($ago >= 2629743.83 && $ago < 31556926) { | |
| $when = round($ago / 60 / 60 / 24 / 30.4375); | |
| $m = ($when == 1) ? "month" : "months"; | |
| return "$when $m ago"; | |
| } else { | |
| $when = round($ago / 60 / 60 / 24 / 365); | |
| $y = ($when == 1) ? "year" : "years"; | |
| return "$when $y ago"; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| /** Returns a fuzzy/approx of a date in the past. */ | |
| function lessFuzzyDate($date){ | |
| $time = strtotime($date); | |
| $now = time(); | |
| $ago = $now - $time; | |
| if ($ago < 60) { | |
| return "Just now"; | |
| } elseif ($ago < 3600) { | |
| $when = round($ago / 60); | |
| $m = ($when == 1) ? "minute" : "minutes"; | |
| return "$when $m ago"; | |
| } elseif ($ago >= 3600 && $ago < 86400) { | |
| $when = round($ago / 60 / 60); | |
| $h = ($when == 1) ? "hour" : "hours"; | |
| return "$when $h ago"; | |
| } elseif ($ago >= 86400 && $ago < 2629743.83) { | |
| $when = round($ago / 60 / 60 / 24); | |
| $d = ($when == 1) ? "day" : "days"; | |
| return "$when $d ago"; | |
| } elseif ($ago < 31556926) { | |
| return date('jS F', $time); | |
| } else { | |
| return date('jS F Y', $time); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| echo fuzzyDate("2012-09-12 12:23:45")."<br />"; | |
| echo fuzzyDate("2012-09-13 05:25:45")."<br />"; | |
| echo fuzzyDate("2012-01-01 01:00:00")."<br />"; | |
| echo fuzzyDate("2001-05-30 00:00:00")."<br />"; | |
| ?> |
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