Posted by Erwin Moller on 10/01/07 14:05

Julius wrote:
> Hej dudes,
>
> I need to calc the difference between two timestamps / dates ...
>
> For example what i need to calculate:
>
> Date 1: 2007.11.06 - 20:13:04
> Date 2: 2007.11.07 - 21:13:04
>
> Difference: 1 day, 1hour
>
> Very simple in php ..

Very simple?

>
> but how do i calculate the difference between the following values:
>
> Date 1: 2007.11.06 - 20:13:04
> Date 2: 2007.11.08 - 03:13:04
>
> Does someone have a quick solution for this ?
> Thanks ahead ...
>

Why is the first simple and the second hard?

Anyway: go to www.php.net and look up: strtotime

Then use the difference in time to calculate the elapsed <whatever unit
suits you>.

Beware of timezone offset stuff. If it is not in the original date,
don't worry.

Regards,
Erwin Moller

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