If you have MySql version prior than 5.6 you don't have TIMESTAMPDIFF. So,I wrote my own MySql function to do this. Accets %i or %m for minutes and %h for hours. You can extend it.
DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS MYTSDIFF;
DELIMITER $$
CREATE FUNCTION `MYTSDIFF`( date1 timestamp, date2 timestamp, fmt varchar(20))
returns varchar(20) DETERMINISTIC
BEGIN
declare secs smallint(2);
declare mins smallint(2);
declare hours int;
declare total real default 0;
declare str_total varchar(20);
if date1 > DATE_ADD( date2, interval 30 day) then
return '999999.999'; /* OUT OF RANGE TIMEDIFF */
end if;
select cast( time_format( timediff(date1, date2), '%s') as signed) into secs;
select cast( time_format( timediff(date1, date2), '%i') as signed) into mins;
select cast( time_format( timediff(date1, date2), '%H') as signed) into hours;
set total = hours * 3600 + mins * 60 + secs;
set fmt = LOWER( fmt);
if fmt = '%m' or fmt = '%i' then
set total = total / 60;
elseif fmt = '%h' then
set total = total / 3600;
else
/* Do nothing, %s is the default: */
set total = total + 0;
end if;
select cast( total as char(20)) into str_total;
return str_total;
END$$
DELIMITER ;