como calcular o tempo restante restante com php e mysql?

SELECT TIME_TO_SEC(TIMEDIFF('17:00:00', '09:00:00')) -- 28800

SELECT TIME_TO_SEC(TIMEDIFF('12:30:00', '12:00:00')) -- 1800
SELECT TIME_TO_SEC(TIMEDIFF('10:30:00', '10:15:00')) -- 900