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Hi i need covert date to hours and days
My date format is like this : 2013-09-01 22:15:59
I need to show like this within 24 hours (hours) :(12 hours back)
I need to show like this after 24 hours (days) :(5 days back)
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echo time_elapsed_string('2013-05-01 00:22:35');
echo time_elapsed_string('2013-05-01 00:22:35', true);
4 months ago
4 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 1 hour, 49 minutes, 15 seconds ago