What are some common methods for calculating the current time interval in PHP?

When working with time intervals in PHP, common methods for calculating the current time interval include using the `time()` function to get the current Unix timestamp, and then performing calculations using date/time functions such as `strtotime()` or `date()`. These functions allow for easy manipulation and comparison of time intervals. 

// Calculate the current time interval using Unix timestamp
$currentTimestamp = time();

// Calculate time interval in seconds
$startTime = strtotime('2022-01-01 00:00:00');
$endTime = strtotime('2022-01-01 12:00:00');
$timeIntervalInSeconds = $endTime - $startTime;

// Convert time interval to a human-readable format
$timeIntervalFormatted = date('H:i:s', $timeIntervalInSeconds);

echo "Current time interval in seconds: $timeIntervalInSeconds\n";
echo "Current time interval formatted: $timeIntervalFormatted\n";

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