function pre_time($secs) {

if ($secs == 0) {return "0secs";} else {
if ($secs < 60) {return "${secs}secs";} else {
$mins = expr($secs / 60);
$secs = expr($secs % 60);
};

if ($mins < 60) {
$hrs = 0;
$mins = expr($mins % 60);
} else {
$hrs = expr($mins / 60);
$mins = expr($mins % 60);
};

if ($hrs < 24) {
$days = 0;
$hrs = expr($hrs % 24);
} else {
$days = expr($hrs / 24);
$hrs = expr($hrs % 24);
};

if ($days < 365) {
$yrs = 0;
$days = expr($days % 365);
} else {
$yrs = expr($days / 365);
$days = expr($days % 365);
};

if ($yrs == 0) {$yrsm = "" ; $yrsmm = "";} else {$yrsm = " $yrs y" ; $yrsmm = " $yrs years";};
if ($days == 0) {$daysm = "" ; $daysmm = "";} else {$daysm = " $days d" ; $daysmm = " $days days";};
if ($hrs == 0) {$hrsm = "" ; $hrsmm = "";} else {$hrsm = " $hrs h" ; $hrsmm = " $hrs hrs";};
if ($mins == 0) {$minsm = "" ; $minsmm = "";} else {$minsm = " $mins m" ; $minsmm = " $mins mins";};
if ($secs == 0) {$secsm = "" ; $secsmm = "";} else {$secsm = " $secs s" ; $secsmm = " $secs secs";};
$x = "$yrsmm$daysmm$hrsmm$minsmm$secsmm";
$y = "$yrsm$daysm$hrsm$minsm$secsm";
return $x;

};