Find the code below to get Latitude and Longitude from Google Maps using address.
/*
* Given an address, return the longitude and latitude using The Google Geocoding API V3
*
*/
function Get_LatLng_From_Google_Maps($address) {
//$address = "1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway,+Mountain+View,+CA";
$url = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=$address&sensor=false";
// Make the HTTP request
$data = @file_get_contents($url);
// Parse the json response
$jsondata = json_decode($data,true);
// If the json data is invalid, return empty array
if (!$this->check_status($jsondata)) return array();
$LatLng = array(
'lat' => $jsondata["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]["lat"],
'lng' => $jsondata["results"][0]["geometry"]["location"]["lng"],
'formatted_address' => $jsondata["results"][0]["formatted_address"],
);
return $LatLng;
}
/*
* Check if the json data from Google Geo is valid
*/function check_status($jsondata) {
if ($jsondata["status"] == "OK") return true;
return false;
}