CODE EXAMPLE FOR PHP

how to set time ago in php

function get_timeago( $ptime )
{
$etime = time() - $ptime;

if( $etime < 1 )
{
    return 'less than '.$etime.' second ago';
}

$a = array( 12 * 30 * 24 * 60 * 60  =>  'year',
            30 * 24 * 60 * 60       =>  'month',
            24 * 60 * 60            =>  'day',
            60 * 60             =>  'hour',
            60                  =>  'minute',
            1                   =>  'second'
);

foreach( $a as $secs => $str )
{
    $d = $etime / $secs;

    if( $d >= 1 )
    {
        $r = round( $d );
        return 'about ' . $r . ' ' . $str . ( $r > 1 ? 's' : '' ) . ' ago';
    }
}
}