is it possible to convert (in PHP back-end):
<?php
$Address = "Street 1, City, Country"; // just normal address
?>
to
<?php
$LatLng = "10.0,20.0"; // latitude & lonitude
?>
The code I'm currently using is the default one:
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false'></script>
<script>
function initialize() {
var myLatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(10.0,20.0);
var mapOptions = {
zoom: 16,
center: myLatlng,
mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
}
var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map'), mapOptions);
var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
position: myLatlng,
map: map,
title: 'This is a caption'
});
}
google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize);
</script>
<div id="map"></div>
I've been reading https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding for a while now but I'm not experienced enough I guess.
Thanks.
This works for me:
<?php
$Address = urlencode($Address);
$request_url = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?address=".$Address."&sensor=true";
$xml = simplexml_load_file($request_url) or die("url not loading");
$status = $xml->status;
if ($status=="OK") {
$Lat = $xml->result->geometry->location->lat;
$Lon = $xml->result->geometry->location->lng;
$LatLng = "$Lat,$Lon";
}
?>
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