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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. philiprehberger/php-human-duration ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) philiprehberger/php-human-duration ================================== Convert seconds into human-readable duration strings v1.2.0(2mo ago)138MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI passing Since Mar 13Pushed 1mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/philiprehberger/php-human-duration)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/philiprehberger/php-human-duration)[ Docs](https://github.com/philiprehberger/php-human-duration)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/philiprehberger)[ RSS](/packages/philiprehberger-php-human-duration/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 3w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (6)Versions (6)Used By (0) PHP Human Duration ================== [](#php-human-duration) [![Tests](https://github.com/philiprehberger/php-human-duration/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/philiprehberger/php-human-duration/actions/workflows/tests.yml)[![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3cb1abb7393643d85268c552f7fa5284ae9a4b03f8d2b3427fcec5f0c0567f51/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f7068696c69707265686265726765722f7068702d68756d616e2d6475726174696f6e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/philiprehberger/php-human-duration)[![Last updated](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/779d5b4f505ba7f3e544aff64e8cd8e7631f1f4ecafa787900fc7d209a9a802a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6173742d636f6d6d69742f7068696c69707265686265726765722f7068702d68756d616e2d6475726174696f6e)](https://github.com/philiprehberger/php-human-duration/commits/main) Convert seconds into human-readable duration strings. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 8.2+ Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require philiprehberger/php-human-duration ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Creating Durations [](#creating-durations) ``` use PhilipRehberger\HumanDuration\Duration; // From seconds $duration = Duration::fromSeconds(3665); // From minutes $duration = Duration::fromMinutes(90); // From hours $duration = Duration::fromHours(2.5); // From the difference between two dates $duration = Duration::between( new DateTimeImmutable('2026-01-01 08:00:00'), new DateTimeImmutable('2026-01-01 09:30:00'), ); ``` ### Parsing Durations [](#parsing-durations) ``` use PhilipRehberger\HumanDuration\Duration; // Shorthand $duration = Duration::parse('1h 30m 15s'); // 5415 seconds // Verbose $duration = Duration::parse('2 hours, 45 minutes'); // 9900 seconds // Decimal $duration = Duration::parse('1.5h'); // 5400 seconds // With days $duration = Duration::parse('1d 2h'); // 93600 seconds // ISO 8601 $duration = Duration::fromIso('PT1H30M15S'); // 5415 seconds $duration = Duration::fromIso('P1DT2H'); // 93600 seconds // Convert to ISO 8601 $duration->toIso(); // "PT1H30M15S" ``` ### Formatting Durations [](#formatting-durations) ``` $duration = Duration::fromSeconds(3665); $duration->toHuman(); // "1h 1m 5s" $duration->toVerbose(); // "1 hour, 1 minute, 5 seconds" $duration->toCompact(); // "1:01:05" // Stringable — casting to string uses toHuman() echo $duration; // "1h 1m 5s" ``` ### Accessing Raw Values [](#accessing-raw-values) ``` $duration = Duration::fromSeconds(5400); $duration->totalSeconds(); // 5400 $duration->totalMinutes(); // 90.0 $duration->totalHours(); // 1.5 ``` ### Comparing and Combining Durations [](#comparing-and-combining-durations) ``` $a = Duration::fromMinutes(90); $b = Duration::fromHours(1); $a->isGreaterThan($b); // true $a->isLessThan($b); // false $a->equals($b); // false $a->add($b)->toHuman(); // "2h 30m" $a->subtract($b)->toHuman(); // "30m" ``` ### Proportional Calculations [](#proportional-calculations) ``` $duration = Duration::fromMinutes(90); // Get 25% of a duration $quarter = $duration->percentage(25); $quarter->totalSeconds(); // 1350 (22.5 minutes) // Get a fraction of a duration $third = $duration->fraction(1, 3); $third->totalSeconds(); // 1800 (30 minutes) ``` ### Negative Durations [](#negative-durations) ``` $duration = Duration::fromSeconds(-65); $duration->toHuman(); // "-1m 5s" $duration->toVerbose(); // "-1 minute, 5 seconds" $duration->toCompact(); // "-1:05" ``` API --- [](#api) MethodReturnDescription`Duration::fromSeconds(int $seconds)``Duration`Create from seconds`Duration::fromMinutes(int|float $minutes)``Duration`Create from minutes`Duration::fromHours(int|float $hours)``Duration`Create from hours`Duration::between(DateTimeInterface $start, DateTimeInterface $end)``Duration`Create from date difference`Duration::parse(string $input)``Duration`Parse human-readable string (e.g., "1h 30m", "2 hours")`Duration::fromIso(string $iso)``Duration`Parse ISO 8601 duration (e.g., "PT1H30M")`toHuman()``string`Compact format: `1h 5m 30s``toVerbose()``string`Verbose format: `1 hour, 5 minutes, 30 seconds``toCompact()``string`Clock format: `1:05:30``toIso()``string`ISO 8601 format: `PT1H5M30S``totalSeconds()``int`Total seconds`totalMinutes()``float`Total minutes`totalHours()``float`Total hours`totalDays()``float`Total days`isGreaterThan(Duration $other)``bool`Check if greater than another duration`isLessThan(Duration $other)``bool`Check if less than another duration`equals(Duration $other)``bool`Check if equal to another duration`add(Duration $other)``Duration`Add two durations, returning a new instance`subtract(Duration $other)``Duration`Subtract a duration, returning a new instance`percentage(float $percent)``Duration`Return given percentage of this duration`fraction(int $numerator, int $denominator)``Duration`Return proportional fraction of this durationDevelopment ----------- [](#development) ``` composer install vendor/bin/phpunit vendor/bin/pint --test vendor/bin/phpstan analyse ``` Support ------- [](#support) If you find this project useful: ⭐ [Star the repo](https://github.com/philiprehberger/php-human-duration) 🐛 [Report issues](https://github.com/philiprehberger/php-human-duration/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Abug) 💡 [Suggest features](https://github.com/philiprehberger/php-human-duration/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aenhancement) ❤️ [Sponsor development](https://github.com/sponsors/philiprehberger) 🌐 [All Open Source Projects](https://philiprehberger.com/open-source-packages) 💻 [GitHub Profile](https://github.com/philiprehberger) 🔗 [LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/philiprehberger) License ------- [](#license) [MIT](LICENSE) ### Health Score 41 — FairBetter than 87% of packages Maintenance88 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity9 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity50 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 92.9% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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