phpdeveloper82 Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I would like to hear from you about a friend finder method.. Suppose I have the Country, "City" and Zip Code of all persons.. how can I add a functionality to find people who are living around me ? like within 6 kms, 10 kms etc.. Does any website offer this ? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/194868-does-any-website-offer-this/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoTheDev Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 You will need longitude / latitude co-ordinates for each postcode. Then you can use the haversine formula to find things within a given distance of an originating point. Websites like Google Maps use this for instance when you need the distance between point A and point B. Resources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haversine_formula http://www.pjenkins.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/04/04/uk_post_code_distance_calculation/ (doesn't matter that it is UK, same formula) Also take a look at: http://www.booking.com/city/gb/london.html You can see the formula in action. The blue module on the left shows places and landmarks that are near the current location (I think it is a 12km radius). Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/194868-does-any-website-offer-this/#findComment-1024671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phpdeveloper82 Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 Thank you. This will works Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/194868-does-any-website-offer-this/#findComment-1024672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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