dir/include/datetime.php

<?php

if(! function_exists('timezone_cmp')) {
function timezone_cmp($a, $b) {
	if(strstr($a,'/') && strstr($b,'/')) {
		if ($a == $b) return 0;
		return ($a < $b) ? -1 : 1;
	}
	if(strstr($a,'/')) return -1;
	if(strstr($b,'/')) return  1;
	if ($a == $b) return 0;
	return ($a < $b) ? -1 : 1;
}}


if(! function_exists('select_timezone')) {
function select_timezone($current = 'America/Los_Angeles') {

	$timezone_identifiers = DateTimeZone::listIdentifiers();
	
	$o ='<select id="timezone_select" name="timezone">';

	usort($timezone_identifiers, 'timezone_cmp');
	$continent = '';
	foreach($timezone_identifiers as $value) {
		$ex = explode("/", $value);
		if(count($ex) > 1) {
			if($ex[0] != $continent) {
				if($continent != '')
					$o .= '</optgroup>';
				$continent = $ex[0];
				$o .= "<optgroup label=\"$continent\">";
			}
			if(count($ex) > 2)
				$city = substr($value,strpos($value,'/')+1);
			else
				$city = $ex[1];
		}
		else {
			$city = $ex[0];
			if($continent != 'Miscellaneous') {
				$o .= '</optgroup>';
				$continent = 'Miscellaneous';
				$o .= "<optgroup label=\"$continent\">";	
			}
		}
		$city = str_replace('_', ' ', $city);
		$selected = (($value == $current) ? " selected=\"selected\" " : "");
		$o .= "<option value=\"$value\" $selected >$city</option>";
	}    
	$o .= '</optgroup></select>';
	return $o;
}}


if(! function_exists('datetime_convert')) {
function datetime_convert($from = 'UTC', $to = 'UTC', $s = 'now', $fmt = "Y-m-d H:i:s") {
  $d = new DateTime($s, new DateTimeZone($from));
  $d->setTimeZone(new DateTimeZone($to));
  return($d->format($fmt));
}}



if(! function_exists('datesel')) {
function datesel($pre,$ymin,$ymax,$allow_blank,$y,$m,$d) {

	$o = '';
	$o .= "<select name=\"{$pre}year\" class=\"{$pre}year\" size=\"1\">";
	if($allow_blank) {
		$sel = (($y == '') ? " selected=\"selected\" " : "");
		$o .= "<option value=\"\" $sel></option>";
	}

	for($x = $ymin; $x <= $ymax; $x ++) {
		$sel = (($x == $y) ? " selected=\"selected\" " : "");
		$o .= "<option value=\"$x\" $sel>$x</option>";
	}
  
	$o .= "</select>-<select name=\"{$pre}month\" class=\"{$pre}month\" size=\"1\">";
	for($x = 1; $x <= 12; $x ++) {
		$sel = (($x == $m) ? " selected=\"selected\" " : "");
		$o .= "<option value=\"$x\" $sel>$x</option>";
	}

	$o .= "</select>-<select name=\"{$pre}day\" class=\"{$pre}day\" size=\"1\">";
	for($x = 1; $x <= 31; $x ++) {
		$sel = (($x == $d) ? " selected=\"selected\" " : "");
		$o .= "<option value=\"$x\" $sel>$x</option>";
	}

	$o .= "</select>";
	return $o;
}}


// TODO rewrite this buggy sucker
function relative_date($posted_date) {

	$localtime = datetime_convert('UTC',date_default_timezone_get(),$posted_date); 
    
	$in_seconds = strtotime($localtime);

    	$diff = time() - $in_seconds;
    
	$months = floor($diff/2592000);
    	$diff -= $months*2419200;
    	$weeks = floor($diff/604800);
    	$diff -= $weeks*604800;
    	$days = floor($diff/86400);
    	$diff -= $days*86400;
    	$hours = floor($diff/3600);
    	$diff -= $hours*3600;
    	$minutes = floor($diff/60);
    	$diff -= $minutes*60;
    	$seconds = $diff;


    if ($months>0) {
        // over a month old,
        return 'over a month ago';
    } else {
        if ($weeks>0) {
            // weeks and days
            $relative_date .= ($relative_date?', ':'').$weeks.' week'.($weeks!=1 ?'s':'');

        } elseif ($days>0) {
            // days and hours
            $relative_date .= ($relative_date?', ':'').$days.' day'.($days!=1?'s':'');

        } elseif ($hours>0) {
            // hours and minutes
            $relative_date .= ($relative_date?', ':'').$hours.' hour'.($hours!=1?'s':'');

        } elseif ($minutes>0) {
            // minutes only
            $relative_date .= ($relative_date?', ':'').$minutes.' minute'.($minutes!=1?'s':'');
        } else {
            // seconds only
            $relative_date .= ($relative_date?', ':'').$seconds.' second'.($seconds!=1?'s':'');
        }
    }
    // show relative date and add proper verbiage
    return $relative_date.' ago';
}