[Resolved] Changing Seconds into Days/Hours/Minutes/Seconds

[Arc]

Hi. I have a long integer (a unix timestamp) that I need to convert into Days/Hours/Minutes/Seconds. I don't need to convert it into a date. I need to determin the length of time it is.

For instance (Just made up numbers), if I have a number like 12345678, that would convert into something like (made up numbers) 142 Days, 8 Hours, 23 Minutes, 35 Seconds.

What is the easiest way to go about that in PHP?

Thanks!😃

[TheDefender]

Here's a function for you...

<?php
function crunchtime($difference) {

// Define our global variables that we are going to return from the function
global $years, $weeks, $hours, $days, $minutes, $seconds;

// Define our calculation variables
	$minsec = 60;
	$hoursec = 3600;
	$daysec = 86400;
	$weeksec = 604800;
	$yearsec = 31536000;

	// First, determine the number of years if needed
	IF($difference >= $yearsec){
		$years = floor($difference/$yearsec);
		$difference = ($difference%$yearsec);
	} else {
		$years = 0;
	}

	// Second, determine the number of weeks if needed
	IF($difference >= $weeksec){
		$weeks = floor($difference/$weeksec);
		$difference = ($difference%$weeksec);
	} else {
		$weeks = 0;
	}

	// Third, determine the number of days if needed
	IF($difference >= $daysec){
		$days = floor($difference/$daysec);
		$difference = ($difference%$daysec);
	} else {
		$days = 0;
	}

	// Fourth, determine the number of hours if needed
	IF($difference >= $hoursec){
		$hours = floor($difference/$hoursec);
		$difference = ($difference%$hoursec);
	} else {
		$hours = 0;
	}

	// Fifth, determine the number of minutes if needed
	IF($difference >= $minsec){
		$minutes = floor($difference/$minsec);
		$difference = ($difference%$minsec);
	} else {
		$minutes = 0;
	}


	// Lastly, the remaining difference is the seconds
	$seconds = $difference;


	// OK, now return all of our values so we can use them later
	return $years;
	return $weeks;
	return $days;
	return $hours;
	return $minutes;
	return $seconds;

}
?>

Usage:

<?php
$difference = 937262536;
crunchtime($difference);
echo $years." years<br />";
echo $weeks." weeks<br />";
echo $days." days<br />";
echo $hours." hours<br />";
echo $minutes." minutes<br />";
echo $seconds." seconds<br />";
?>

Outputs:
29 years
37 weeks
3 days
22 hours
42 minutes
16 seconds

[Arc]

Hey, that's pretty cool thanks. I have a question though, I don't need the years or weeks. I just need it to calculate everything into days/hous/mins/secs.

I guess I could just multiply the years by 365 and the weeks by 7 and then add that total to the days total.

[TheDefender]

Just remove the years and weeks...
Usage is the same, except obviously years and weeks aren't returned from the function.

<?php 
function crunchtime($difference) { 

// Define our global variables that we are going to return from the function 
global $hours, $days, $minutes, $seconds; 

// Define our calculation variables 
    $minsec = 60; 
    $hoursec = 3600; 
    $daysec = 86400; 

    // First, determine the number of days if needed 
    IF($difference >= $daysec){ 
        $days = floor($difference/$daysec); 
        $difference = ($difference%$daysec); 
    } else { 
        $days = 0; 
    } 

    // Second, determine the number of hours if needed 
    IF($difference >= $hoursec){ 
        $hours = floor($difference/$hoursec); 
        $difference = ($difference%$hoursec); 
    } else { 
        $hours = 0; 
    } 

    // Third, determine the number of minutes if needed 
    IF($difference >= $minsec){ 
        $minutes = floor($difference/$minsec); 
        $difference = ($difference%$minsec); 
    } else { 
        $minutes = 0; 
    } 


    // Lastly, the remaining difference is the seconds 
    $seconds = $difference; 


    // OK, now return all of our values so we can use them later 
    return $days; 
    return $hours; 
    return $minutes; 
    return $seconds; 

} 
?> 

[Arc]

OK, cool. Thanks a lot it works great.😃

[TheDefender]

No problem... Be sure to mark the thread resolved... and have a nice night.