timespan()

timespan([$seconds = 1[, $time = ''[, $units = '']]])

Formats a UNIX timestamp so that is appears similar to this:

1 Year, 10 Months, 2 Weeks, 5 Days, 10 Hours, 16 Minutes

The first parameter must contain a UNIX timestamp. The second parameter must contain a timestamp that is greater that the first timestamp. The thirdparameter is optional and limits the number of time units to display.

If the second parameter empty, the current time will be used.

The most common purpose for this function is to show how much time has elapsed from some point in time in the past to now.

Example:

$post_date = '1079621429';
$now = time();
$units = 2;
echo timespan($post_date, $now, $units);