xx time ago function doesn't work

Question

I am trying to display \"{number} {unit-of-time} ago\" in my chat. However, when I\'m expecting something like \"2 minutes ago\", I see \"45 years\" instead.

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Answer 1

1. You have to fetch the date:

   $tm = mysql_query("SELECT timestamp AS t FROM logs ORDER by id ASC")->fetch_assoc()['t']; //obviously, check the size before you fetch

2. You probably want to use strtotime() so for instance:

   $dif = $cur_tm-strtotime($tm);

3. The $dif will be in milliseconds.

4. What are you doing with the loops and the arrays? Too confusing.

5. WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP USING mysql_!!!