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smirik/php-datetime-ago
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How much time ago in text format

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php-datetime-ago
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[](#php-datetime-ago)

This library helps to format the date/time interval into text.

Examples
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[](#examples)

ConditionTextNownowLess than an hourxx minutes agoBetween 1 and 2 hours1 hour agoBetween 2 and 24 hoursxx hours agoBetween 1 and 2 days1 day agoBetween 2 and 6 daysxx days ago7 or more days agoxx weeks ago30 or more days agoxx months ago365 or more days agoxx years agoNotice that not every translator supports weeks, months and years

Usage
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[](#usage)

`DateTimeAgo` class has public method `get`. It accepts 1 required argument (`\DateTime` object) and 1 optional (reference date. If it is `null`, current time is used).

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