'year', 2592000 => 'month', 604800 => 'week', 86400 => 'day', 3600 => 'hour', 60 => 'minute', 1 => 'second' ); foreach ($units as $unit => $text) { if ($diff < $unit) continue; $numberOfUnits = floor($diff / $unit); return $numberOfUnits.' '.$text.(($numberOfUnits>1)?'s':'').' ago'; } }