<?php
$date1 = new DateTime('2006-04-12T12:30:00');
$date2 = new DateTime('2006-04-14T11:30:00');
$interval = new \DateInterval('PT1H');
$periods = new \DatePeriod($date1, $interval, $date2);
echo $hours . ' hours';
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