php date format like x days ago

<?php
if (! function_exists('time_elapsed_string')) {
 function time_elapsed_string($datetime, $full = false) {
  $now = new DateTime;
  $ago = new DateTime($datetime);
  $diff = $now->diff($ago);

  $diff->w = floor($diff->d / 7);
  $diff->d -= $diff->w * 7;

  $string = array(
   'y' => 'year',
   'm' => 'month',
   'w' => 'week',
   'd' => 'day',
   'h' => 'hour',
   'i' => 'minute',
   's' => 'second',
  );
  foreach ($string as $k => &$v) {
   if ($diff->$k) {
    $v = $diff->$k . ' ' . $v . ($diff->$k > 1 ? 's' : '');
   } else {
    unset($string[$k]);
   }
  }

  if (!$full) $string = array_slice($string, 0, 1);
  return $string ? implode(', ', $string) . ' ago' : 'just now';
 }
}

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